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1609 S Ruble St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60616 17213040010000 3 units · 1883

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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
Units3
Year built1883
Stories
Building area2,640 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17213040010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1609 S Ruble St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1609 S Ruble St in the Lower West Side, owned by Miguel Oceguera Jr, has been standing since 1883. The property has generated a total of 20 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with the most recent being a cable TV complaint from June 2026 that remains unresolved. The building's service request history from 2025-2026 shows several incidents requiring municipal attention, including two abandoned vehicle complaints in April 2026, and animal-related issues such as a dead bird and a dead animal pickup request in October 2025, both of which were successfully resolved. The property has also had a blue recycling cart issue in April 2026 that was closed. Looking further back, there was one significant environmental concern recorded in March 2000 regarding toxic hazardous materials, though there are no recent environmental complaints on file. The concentration of service requests in 2026, particularly related to urban services and animal control, stands out as the most recent notable pattern in the building's service history.

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Risk rating

How 1609 S Ruble 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
33rdpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2468 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
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Township: West Chicago

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 39%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1609 S Ruble St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Nov 14
Sanitation Code Violation
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