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2431 S Albany Ave

Little Village, Chicago IL 60623 16251160140000 2 units · 1888

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Little Village — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Little Village average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,344 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16251160140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2431 S Albany Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2431 S Albany Ave in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, owned by Marcos Mendez, is an 1888 structure that has generated several municipal service requests over the past seven years. The property's most recent activity includes three blue recycling cart requests between March and January 2026, suggesting either an ongoing service requirement or possibly a pattern of incorrect disposal practices. Prior to these, there were two documented fly dumping complaints in late 2025 and September 2024, which may indicate issues with waste management or illegal dumping in the vicinity. The building's service request history also includes a graffiti removal request from July 2024. While there have been no recorded safety incidents or critical infrastructure issues in the available data, the pattern of waste-related service requests could be of interest to prospective tenants. The property appears to be owned under two parcels, though the records do not indicate any discrepancies or irregularities in ownership or management structure.

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Risk rating

How 2431 S Albany Ave's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
52ndpercentile

Out of 5754 buildings in this neighborhood, 2762 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Township: West Chicago

Located in West Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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