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2517 W Berteau Ave 2Nd

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 13134120420000 2 units · 1921

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Center — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Center average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1921
Stories
Building area1,884 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13134120420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5215 N Bernard

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Initial analysis

The property at 2517 W Berteau Ave, located in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, is a two-unit residential building constructed in 1921 and currently owned by German Criollo. Over the past seven years, there have been 13 documented 311 service requests and one environmental complaint related to air pollution that required referral to the Building Department in June 2024, though records indicate this was resolved within two days. The building's recent maintenance history shows four issues with street lighting in 2025-2026, including two separate street light outages within a week of each other in August 2025, and two active requests for tree removal inspection and sign repair as of April and March 2026 respectively. The property has also experienced some challenges with pedestrian safety, evidenced by a snow-uncleared sidewalk complaint in January 2026 and an abandoned vehicle complaint in August 2025. While the total number of service requests is relatively modest for a seven-year period, the concentration of issues in street lighting and recent nature of the open requests warrants attention from a resident experience perspective.

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Risk rating

How 2517 W Berteau Ave 2Nd'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
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Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 27 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
88%
No code
violation
12%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of rooms

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Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 12%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2517 W Berteau Ave 2Nd event timeline

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2024
Environmental Complaint Jun 18
Air Pollution Work Order
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