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7243 N Western Chicago

West Ridge, Chicago IL 60645 11303180220000 7 units · 1973

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 West Ridge — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Ridge average of 1.2.

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
Units7
Year built1973
Stories
Building area11,439 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)11303180220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9115 E Prairie Rd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 7-unit residential building at 7243 N Western Avenue in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, constructed in 1973 and currently owned by 7243 N Western Ave LLC, has maintained a relatively low volume of city service requests over the past seven years, with only nine reported incidents. The most recent complaint, filed in October 2025, concerned rodent issues, while another complaint from June 2025 related to e-scooter parking concerns. Notably, there was a cluster of four abandoned vehicle complaints in August 2024, with two reported through the Alderman's office and two through the 311 City Services, though all of these incidents were subsequently closed without any indication of ongoing issues. Given the relatively limited number of complaints and their varied nature, with only one directly related to building condition (the rodent issue), the complaint history suggests no significant patterns or persistent problems affecting the property or its residents.

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Risk rating

How 7243 N Western 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
19thpercentile

Out of 3126 buildings in this neighborhood, 2532 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
51%
No code
violation
49%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Township: Rogers Park

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 49%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7243 N Western Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Oct 29
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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