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821 W Montrose Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60613 14174070190000 21 units · 1903

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Uptown
At or below average
avg 2.1
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units21
Year built1903
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14174070190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
37 E Division

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Initial analysis

The 21-unit building at 821 W Montrose in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Christ N Merikas, has been standing since 1903 and has experienced several noteworthy incidents in recent years. Most concerning are two unresolved building code violations from November 2022 that resulted from complaint-driven inspections, which remain open in the system as of the latest data. The building's maintenance and environmental challenges are reflected in multiple street-related service requests, with the most recent being a fly dumping complaint in May 2026. Between 2024 and 2025, there were several infrastructure and maintenance issues reported, including three street light outages, a water-on-street complaint, and a graffiti removal request, all of which were resolved. The building's permit activity is minimal, with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years. While the number of service requests and violations is relatively low for a multi-unit building of this age and size, the persistence of the unresolved violations from 2022 and the nature of some of the service requests warrant attention to the building's overall regulatory compliance and maintenance history.

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Risk rating

How 821 W Montrose 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

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
16thpercentile

Out of 1226 buildings in this neighborhood, 1030 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

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

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 23.4%
Moderate concern 67.7%
Severe concern 8.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

821 W Montrose Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 18
Fly Dumping Complaint

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