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2218 W Highland Ave

West Ridge, Chicago IL 60659 14061030070000 3 units · 1922

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in West Ridge
Above average
avg 1.2
13
FewerMore

This building has 13 building violations (7y), above the West Ridge average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1922
Stories
Building area4,500 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14061030070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 21717

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2218 W Highland Ave in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, owned by 1ST BANKERS MORT CORP, has been the subject of multiple regulatory and maintenance activities over the past seven years, with the most significant concentration of recent issues occurring in 2024. As of October 2023, there are open violations from July 2024 resulting from complaint-driven inspections, as well as unresolved violations from a periodic routine inspection in May 2024, totaling six open violations in 2024 alone. The building's documented history shows a total of 13 building violations and 18 service requests over the past seven years, with two building permits issued during this period. While the majority of recent 311 service requests (from 2026) pertained to abandoned vehicle complaints and water-related issues, these were resolved promptly, including a tree removal inspection that was closed in June 2025. The building's age (constructed in 1922) and multiple unresolved violations warrant attention, particularly the recent cluster of code violations that remain open.

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Risk rating

How 2218 W Highland Ave'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
11thpercentile

Out of 3105 buildings in this neighborhood, 2763 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
36%
No code
violation
64%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 18.1%
Moderate concern 67.9%
Severe concern 14.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2218 W Highland Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 30
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 RequestApr 28
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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