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1124 W 51St St

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20082150190000 2 units · 1906

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems 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 New City — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.5
24
FewerMore

This building has 24 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.5.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1906
Stories
Building area1,295 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20082150190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3609 South Winchester

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 1124 W 51st Street in Chicago's New City neighborhood, owned by William S Ceniti since its construction in 1906, has experienced significant regulatory activity over the past seven years. The property has accumulated a total of 31 building violations and 29 service requests under its current ownership, with a particularly notable cluster of six resolved violations stemming from a complaint-driven inspection in October 2021. Recent activity from 2024 through 2026 includes multiple construction-related complaints, including two instances of "No Building Permit and Construction Violation" requests in 2025 and 2026, suggesting ongoing concerns about unauthorized or improperly permitted work on the property.

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Risk rating

How 1124 W 51St 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
91stpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 378 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
73%
No code
violation
27%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 27%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1124 W 51St St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 26
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
DOB - Buildings
311 RequestMay 24
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