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1927 W Montrose Ave

North Center, Chicago IL 60613 14184010010000 5 units · 1917

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Center
Above average
avg 0.5
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the North Center average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1917
Stories
Building area6,185 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14184010010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Damen One Llc
Mailing address
1927 W Montrose Ave

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Initial analysis

The five-unit, 1917 vintage building at 1927 W Montrose Ave in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, currently owned by Damen One LLC, has experienced several infrastructure and maintenance challenges over the past few years. Most notably, there is an unresolved permit-related inspection violation from July 2023 that remains open. The building has a documented pattern of construction-related issues, with two environmental enforcement actions in October 2022 regarding construction site cleanliness, one resulting in a $1,000 fine (though the other was dismissed with a "nonsuit" disposition).

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Risk rating

How 1927 W Montrose 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
4thpercentile

Out of 2650 buildings in this neighborhood, 2544 are predicted to be safer.

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

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

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.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 36.3%
Moderate concern 58.7%
Severe concern 5.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1927 W Montrose Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 29
Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint

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