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1700 W Cermak Rd

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194280470000 5 units · 1896

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more 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
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1896
Stories
Building area7,489 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194280470000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1700 W Cermak Rd

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Initial analysis

The property at 1700 W Cermak Rd is a 5-unit residential building located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, owned by Daniel Resendiz and constructed in 1896. The building has a significant number of unresolved issues requiring attention, with eight open building code violations related to Periodic Routine Inspections as of April 2025. This pattern of ongoing compliance concerns spans multiple years, with the same number of building violations recorded over the past seven years. Additionally, the property has generated numerous municipal service requests, totaling 31 under the current ownership, with the most recent requests in 2026 including a currently open pothole complaint and several other maintenance issues such as graffiti removal and rodent control that have been addressed. While some infrastructure problems like potholes have been resolved in recent months, the presence of multiple open building code violations from 2025 suggests ongoing regulatory compliance challenges that remain unaddressed. The building's violation and service request history suggests a pattern of maintenance issues requiring ongoing attention, though it's worth noting that not all service requests may directly relate to the building's internal conditions, as some pertain to public infrastructure or external surroundings.

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Risk rating

How 1700 W Cermak Rd'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
11thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 3278 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Building size

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

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1700 W Cermak Rd event timeline

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2026
311 Request Feb 20
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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