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448 N May St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17082460240000 2 units · 1888

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area8,448 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17082460240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
448 N May St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 448 N May St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Hubbard & May An Illin, has been standing since 1888 and has experienced relatively few serious maintenance issues in recent years. Over the past seven years, there have been two recorded building code violations, both of which originated from periodic routine inspections in January 2022 and have since been resolved. The property has generated a total of 15 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent incidents occurring in April 2026, involving an abandoned vehicle complaint and a dead bird report, both of which have been closed. The previous service requests, including two abandoned vehicle complaints, a street cleaning request, a finance parking code enforcement review, and a tree trim request (which is no longer being accepted) were all successfully closed between February 2025 and April 2026. While the building's violation and service request history isn't extensive, it's worth noting that most of the recent service requests have been related to street and parking issues rather than building-specific concerns, suggesting that the property's internal conditions have been relatively stable.

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Risk rating

How 448 N May 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
5thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 2157 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

448 N May St event timeline

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2022
Building Violation Jan 10
PERIODIC
COMPLIED
Building ViolationJan 10
PERIODIC

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