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1521 W Irving Park Rd

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14201000040000 6 units · 1908

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 Lake View
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1908
Stories
Building area8,100 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14201000040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Peak Properties Llc
Mailing address
2815 W Roscoe St

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 1521 W Irving Park Rd in Lake View, owned by PEAK PROPERTIES LLC, has a documented history dating back to its 1908 construction. The property's most recent records (2023-2026) show minimal 311 service requests directly related to the building itself, with only five requests in the past seven years, primarily consisting of community-related issues such as graffiti removal and abandoned vehicle complaints in the vicinity, plus a water lead test kit request that remains open as of March 2024. The building's historical compliance record shows two significant code violations from September 2006, resulting in $1,400 fines each for violations of the Chicago Municipal Code (specifically 13-32-125 (2A) and 7-28-080), though these appear to be from over 17 years ago.

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Risk rating

How 1521 W Irving Park Rd'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
34thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 2272 are predicted to be safer.

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

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Building size

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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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 37.4%
Moderate concern 61.1%
Severe concern 1.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1521 W Irving Park Rd event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 23
Graffiti Removal Request

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