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1243 W Hood Chicago

Edgewater, Chicago IL 60660 14051220200000 7 units · 1927

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 Edgewater — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Edgewater average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units7
Year built1927
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14051220200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1528 W Grace St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 7-unit residential building at 1243 W Hood in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood is a 1927 structure currently owned by Donald C Wenzel. The property has maintained a relatively low volume of municipal service requests over the past seven years, with a total of 21 requests attributed to the owner across two parcels. In 2026, there was a notable concentration of service requests, particularly in February when five separate tree trim requests were made, followed by another tree-related request in April and an abandoned vehicle complaint in March; all of these requests have since been closed. Prior to these 2026 requests, the building's documented service history shows only three additional requests spanning from 2019 to 2022, including a pothole repair and two water-related issues, one of which occurred as recently as April 2022. The limited frequency of service requests and the relatively minor nature of most reported issues suggest that, from an operational perspective, the building has experienced routine maintenance needs typical of its age and use.

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Risk rating

How 1243 W Hood 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
31stpercentile

Out of 1377 buildings in this neighborhood, 950 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
50%
No code
violation
50%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 50%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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