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1616 W 18Th Chicago

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194110360000 8 units · 1889

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 Lower West Side — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lower West Side 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
Units8
Year built1889
Stories
Building area6,250 sq ft
Property class313
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194110360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
105 W Madison St 1401

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 1616 W 18th Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Just Joshing LLC, has a significant history dating back to its 1889 construction. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 18 service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent activities concentrated between April 2025 and April 2026. The building's recent maintenance history shows an ongoing challenge with graffiti, particularly notable in 2025 when four separate removal requests were recorded within a three-month period, all of which have been successfully closed. Additionally, the property has two current open requests as of 2026: one for sign repair and another for a water lead test kit, suggesting some attention to infrastructure maintenance and public health considerations. While the building has experienced multiple service requests, the majority appear to relate to exterior issues rather than internal building systems, and it's worth noting that the most recent issues involve exterior signage and water testing requests rather than more serious concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1616 W 18Th 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
19thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2983 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
52%
No code
violation
48%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

Number of units

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

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 48%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1616 W 18Th Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Sep 17
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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