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1013 W 103Rd St

Washington Heights, Chicago IL 60643 25172010170000

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 Washington Heights — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.2
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Washington Heights average of 3.2.

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
Units
Year built1964
Stories
Building area2,525 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25172010170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8948 S Harper Ave #1

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-story residential building at 1013 W 103rd Street in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood, owned by Ruth A. Watts and constructed in 1964, has experienced a concerning pattern of issues in recent years, particularly in 2024-2025. Most notably, there are currently eight unresolved building code violations as of June 2025, all related to complaint-driven inspections. Between 2025 and 2026, the property has generated multiple 311 service requests, including three separate complaints about construction violations due to lack of permits, two reports of animal-related issues (both a vicious animal complaint and a stray animal complaint), a sanitation code violation, and a plumbing violation. While three of these service requests have been marked as closed, the persistence of building code violations and various service complaints over recent years suggests ongoing management and maintenance challenges at the property.

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Risk rating

How 1013 W 103Rd 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
99thpercentile

Out of 576 buildings in this neighborhood, 6 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
78%
No code
violation
22%
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.

Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 22%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1013 W 103Rd St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 30
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestJan 19
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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