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2416 W Dakin St 2Nd

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 13242020300000 2 units · 1926

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Center
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 built1926
Stories
Building area2,164 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13242020300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Ferdinand Vargas
Mailing address
2416 W Dakin St

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AI summary

The two-unit, 1926 residential building at 2416 W Dakin St in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, currently owned by Ferdinand Vargas, has experienced several notable service requests over the past seven years, with particular concern emerging in recent months. Most significantly, there have been two separate sewer cave-in inspection requests in April 2026 that remain open, suggesting ongoing infrastructure concerns. Prior to these, there was a sanitation code violation in March 2026 that has since been resolved. The building's service request history also includes a closed fly dumping complaint from June 2025 and a 311 information-only call from September 2025. While there have been multiple service requests over this period, the clustering of recent sewer-related issues in April 2026 particularly stands out as the most pressing current concern affecting the property.

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Risk rating

How 2416 W Dakin St 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
18thpercentile

Out of 2650 buildings in this neighborhood, 2173 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 51.8%
Moderate concern 39.2%
Severe concern 9.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2416 W Dakin St 2Nd event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 21
Sewer Cave-In Inspection Request
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 21
Street Cleaning Request

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