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1224 W Grand Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081290120000 5 units · 1893

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1893
Stories
Building area5,475 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081290120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1313 W Grand Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 1224 W Grand Ave in West Town, owned by Grace Stramaglio and constructed in 1893, has experienced several notable events over the past decade. Most recently, in late 2025, the property dealt with multiple instances of graffiti, with four separate removal requests filed in August alone, and an additional graffiti removal request in August. The building has also had some environmental challenges, with three complaints recorded in the past seven years, including a significant incident in July 2015 involving code violations related to improper sandblasting and chemical washing practices. While these violations initially resulted in a $1,000 fine, the case was eventually resolved with a $0 disposition. The structure contains nine parcels under the current ownership, and while there have been only two building permits issued in the past seven years, the property has generated 78 total 311 service requests, with 13 specifically related to the building itself. An unusual tree emergency was reported and resolved in July 2025, and a street cleaning request was processed in November 2025, both reflecting routine municipal service needs rather than significant building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 1224 W Grand 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
25thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1703 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Building size

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

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1224 W Grand Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 22
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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