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1826 W 21St St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194190310000 3 units · 1878

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

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

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above 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
Units3
Year built1878
Stories
Building area1,974 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194190310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1826 W 21St St

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Initial analysis

This three-unit residential building at 1826 W 21st Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Aurora L Andrade, has been standing since 1878. The most pressing current issues are three unresolved complaint-driven violations filed on March 14, 2025, suggesting ongoing concerns that have not been addressed for several months. The building's recent history also includes a building violation reported through 311 services in February 2025, though this particular complaint was subsequently closed. Earlier service requests from 2024 included a street light outage (May 2024) and a tree trimming request (March 2024), both of which were resolved. Over the past seven years, the property has accumulated a total of three building violations, three 311 service requests, and has had only one building permit issued, though it's worth noting that the most recent violations from March 2025 represent the only currently unresolved issues on record.

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Risk rating

How 1826 W 21St 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
56thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 1621 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Year built

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Township: West Chicago

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1826 W 21St St event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Jul 30 Serious
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