Free Chicago apartment background check

1245 N Cleaver St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17051240060000 3 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 West Town — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1888
Stories
Building area3,142 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17051240060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1245 N Cleaver

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

Unlock complete report
Augrented Insights
Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1245 N Cleaver St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Ignacio Montoya, has been in operation since 1888. The property has experienced several maintenance and public health issues over the past seven years, with all documented service requests occurring between May 2025 and March 2026. The most notable recurring concern has been rodent activity, with four separate rat complaints requiring baiting interventions, suggesting an ongoing pest control challenge in and around the property. Other maintenance issues during this period included an alley pothole complaint and a garbage cart maintenance request, though these appear to have been addressed effectively as all service requests are noted as closed. The building has maintained a relatively low number of service requests overall, with a total of 11 logged through the 311 system in the past seven years, indicating that while there have been periodic issues, they are not excessively frequent for an older building in an urban environment.

AI-generated · may contain errors · check the source data tables below

Free account unlocks the full analysis — plus 2× more records across all data categories and the complete landlord portfolio.
Risk rating

How 1245 N Cleaver St'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
49thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1158 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
65%
No code
violation
35%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 35%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
Apartment reviews

1245 N Cleaver St apartment reviews

Real experiences from people who have lived here. Share yours to help other renters decide.

Share your experience — Help other renters by leaving an honest apartment review

Loading reviews…

On the map

Compare nearby alternatives

This building and nearby alternatives in West Town, color-coded by risk level. Click any marker to explore.

The story over time

1245 N Cleaver St event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Mar 07
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

See all 5 events

Full history back to 2024 — violations, complaints, permits, and 311 calls.

Unlock complete timeline
Every record we have

Full data for 1245 N Cleaver St apartments

Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.

Side by side

How 1245 N Cleaver St compares to the neighborhood

This building against comparable properties in West Town. Toggle filters to narrow the peer group.

Loading comparables…
Still apartment hunting in Chicago?

Look up the next apartment before you sign

Search any Chicago address free — no account needed to see the risk rating.

Simple pricing

Get the complete picture

Every plan unlocks the complete report: all Chicago datasets, full history, landlord portfolio, and PDF & Excel exports.

Pay once

Report Bundle

For the buildings you're deciding on right now

$10one time

3premium reports

$3.33 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 3 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them
Pay once

Apartment Hunter

For a wide search across many buildings

$39one time

30premium reports

$1.30 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 30 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them

Cancel anytime · Data sourced from the City of Chicago Department of Buildings, Chicago 311, Cook County Assessor & the Chicago Data Portal

Watch 1245 N Cleaver St
Get alerted the moment a new violation or complaint is filed.