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1858 W 21St Pl

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194230250000 2 units · 1893

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 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1893
Stories
Building area3,500 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194230250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2245 W 18Th Pl

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential property at 1858 W 21st Place in Chicago's Lower West Side, built in 1893 and currently owned by Chicago Title Land Trust, has experienced a notable level of activity over recent years. The building's record shows significant maintenance and compliance issues, with 816 violations recorded over the past seven years, including seven scofflaw violations and one house share violation. While the property has generated a substantial number of service requests (2,518) and building permits (134) during this period, the most recent year has seen particular concerns with waste management and sanitation, including multiple fly dumping complaints, rodent issues, and sanitation code violations. Specifically, in 2025-2026, there have been three fly dumping complaints (two in May 2026), a rodent-related complaint (March 2026), a sanitation code violation (November 2025), and two graffiti removal requests (August and October 2025). The volume of building violations and service requests suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, though the relatively high number of building permits issued may indicate attempts to address these issues. The property also has recorded five environmental enforcement actions and 13 environmental complaints over the past seven years, though the specific nature of these issues is not detailed in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 1858 W 21St Pl'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
98thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 74 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
85%
No code
violation
15%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Location

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 15%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1858 W 21St Pl event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Mar 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation

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