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2159 W Giddings St 3Rd

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60625 14181070050000 6 units · 1928

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 built1928
Stories
Building area7,959 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14181070050000
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 three-story, six-unit residential building at 2159 W Giddings St in Lincoln Square, owned by ESB Management Inc, has been in existence since 1928. The property's documented history over the past seven years shows relatively minimal incident reporting, with only two 311 service requests recorded directly for this specific address during this period, both occurring in 2024. These recent service requests, one for a dead animal pick-up and another for an abandoned vehicle complaint, were successfully resolved and closed. In contrast, ESB Management Inc's broader property portfolio (totaling five parcels) has generated a total of 49 service requests, indicating more frequent issues or concerns across its properties. While the building's permit activity is notably low with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years, the property has experienced two environmental enforcement actions, though the specific nature and resolution of these incidents are not detailed in the available records.

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Risk rating

How 2159 W Giddings St 3Rd'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
22ndpercentile

Out of 2564 buildings in this neighborhood, 2000 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
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.

Number of rooms

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Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 40.1%
Moderate concern 57.2%
Severe concern 2.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2159 W Giddings St 3Rd event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jun 01
Dead Animal Pick-Up Request
311 RequestApr 22
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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