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1655 W 21St Pl 1

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194290030000

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
Units
Year built1888
Stories
Building area2,016 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194290030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1655 W 21St Place

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential property at 1655 West 21st Place in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Oscar Villanueva, is an 1888 construction that has experienced minimal recorded service interactions in recent years. Over the past seven years, there have only been two documented 311 service requests associated with the property, with both being relatively minor infrastructure maintenance issues. These recent service requests, both documented in late March 2024, pertained to tree trimming and garbage cart maintenance, with the former request no longer being accepted by the city. Given the building's age of 135 years, the limited number of service requests on record could suggest routine maintenance has been effectively managed, though it should be noted that not all maintenance issues may necessarily generate 311 service requests or appear in public records.

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Risk rating

How 1655 W 21St Pl 1'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
70thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 1105 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
74%
No code
violation
26%
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.

Township: West Chicago

Located in West Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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