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2237 W Howard St

West Ridge, Chicago IL 60645 11303072050000 4 units · 1958

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 West Ridge — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the West Ridge average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1958
Stories
Building area7,044 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)11303072050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2241 W Howard

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 2237 W Howard St in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, owned by Claremont Holdings Inc, was constructed in 1958 and has experienced several noteworthy events over the past several years. Most concerning are four unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from January 2020, which remain open in the building's record more than three years later. While the building has recorded a total of six 311 service requests in the past seven years, most of these issues have been resolved. These include two graffiti removal requests (one in 2024 and one in September 2025), two sign repair requests (one for a stop sign and another for a general sign in October 2025), a water on street complaint (July 2025), and a rodent baiting/rat complaint (February 2026), the most recent incident on record. The building's violation and service request history suggests some persistent maintenance and safety concerns, particularly regarding the open building code violations from 2020, though the majority of reported issues have been successfully addressed through the 311 system.

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Risk rating

How 2237 W Howard 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
7thpercentile

Out of 3126 buildings in this neighborhood, 2907 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2237 W Howard St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 26
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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