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1801 S Ashland Chicago

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17203080010000 10 units · 1888

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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
42
FewerMore

This building has 42 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1888
Stories
Building area7,296 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)17203080010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1818 S Paulina

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 1801 S Ashland in Chicago's Lower West Side is a 10-unit residential building constructed in 1888, currently owned by Desarollo LLC. The building's recent records from 2025 and 2026 show several concerning patterns, including multiple unresolved periodic routine inspection violations as of June 2025, and a significant number of graffiti-related service requests in early 2026, with at least six reported instances between January and February that year, all of which were closed. The building has experienced notable inspection activity, with three resolved and one unresolved complaint-driven inspections in December 2021. Over the past seven years, the property has accumulated 43 building violations, 52 service requests, and only two permitted improvements, suggesting limited investment in infrastructure or maintenance despite the numerous violations and service requests. Of historical note, there was an asbestos-related complaint filed in February 1998, though there are no recent environmental concerns on record.

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Risk rating

How 1801 S Ashland 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
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Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 3683 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
11%
No code
violation
89%
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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 89%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1801 S Ashland Chicago event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Jun 17 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationJun 17
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