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2521 W Ainslie St 2

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60625 13124190180000 2 units · 1922

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Lincoln Square — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1922
Stories
Building area2,682 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13124190180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2517 W Ainslie St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2521 W Ainslie Street in Lincoln Square, owned by Greco Holdings 2521 AN, is an established property dating back to 1922. Over the past seven years, there have been six documented 311 service requests associated with the property, with the most recent being an open tree emergency logged in June 2026. The property has experienced occasional infrastructure and environmental issues, including a street light outage (November 2024), a pothole complaint (March 2025), and a street tree trimming request (November 2025). Two specific incidents involving deceased animals (July 2025) and garbage cart maintenance (December 2025) were also reported and subsequently resolved. Looking further back, there was an air pollution complaint related to this address in October 2008. While the number of service requests is relatively low given the property's age and location, the nature of these complaints suggests periodic maintenance and infrastructure issues in the surrounding area.

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Risk rating

How 2521 W Ainslie St 2'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
85thpercentile

Out of 2578 buildings in this neighborhood, 387 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
83%
No code
violation
17%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 17%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2521 W Ainslie St 2 event timeline

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2008
Environmental Complaint Oct 02
Air Pollution Work Order

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