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499 N Milwaukee Chicago

West Town, Chicago IL 60654 17091040010000 9 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
Units9
Year built1888
Stories
Building area8,724 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17091040010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 184

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Initial analysis

The 9-unit residential building at 499 N Milwaukee in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a historic structure dating back to 1888, currently owned by Clybourn Investment Corporation. The building's record over the past seven years shows a modest level of maintenance and service requests, with a total of 27 311 service requests logged during this period, though only two building permits have been issued. The majority of recent service requests have been handled promptly and resolved, including two graffiti removal requests in April 2026, an abandoned vehicle complaint in November 2025, and a street pothole complaint in September 2025. Additionally, there was a Divvy bike parking complaint in September 2025 and one information-only call to 311 in January 2026. While the number of service requests and permits is relatively low for a building of this size, the nature of the complaints primarily relates to issues external to the building itself, such as street maintenance and public space concerns, rather than interior building conditions or systems.

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Risk rating

How 499 N Milwaukee Chicago'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
61stpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 886 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

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.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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499 N Milwaukee Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 16
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