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2165 W Giddings St

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60625 14181070040000 6 units · 1926

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 Lincoln Square
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1926
Stories
Building area7,959 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14181070040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Esb Management Inc
Mailing address
4044 N Lincoln Ave 423

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 2165 W Giddings Street in Lincoln Square, owned by ESB Management Inc, has been standing since 1926. The property has experienced relatively few maintenance and service requests over the past several years, with only 9 building-specific 311 service requests recorded since 2015. While this number is low, it is noteworthy that the majority of recent complaints (from 2025 to early 2026) have been related to street maintenance issues such as potholes and tree emergencies in the immediate vicinity, rather than building-specific concerns, with a total of six street-related complaints during this period. The owner, who manages a total of five parcels, has generated 49 service requests across all properties in the past seven years, though only one building permit and two environmental enforcement actions have been recorded under their ownership, suggesting limited recent construction activity or environmental concerns at the property.

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Risk rating

How 2165 W Giddings St'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
23rdpercentile

Out of 2564 buildings in this neighborhood, 1974 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
58%
No code
violation
42%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Building size

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

311 calls, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 43.8%
Moderate concern 53.8%
Severe concern 2.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2165 W Giddings St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 06
Pothole in Street Complaint
311 RequestMay 05
Tree Emergency

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