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647 W Grace Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14211060140000 183 units · 1971

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lake View — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
20
FewerMore

This building has 20 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.0.

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Initial analysis

The 183-unit residential building at 647 W Grace in Lake View, owned by American Heritage Investments, has experienced several concerning issues over the past seven years, particularly in recent months. Most notably, there are currently five unresolved periodic routine inspection violations as of March 2025, while an earlier permit-related inspection violation from March 2024 was resolved. The building has a significant history of complaints and violations, with 159 total building violations and 1106 service requests recorded under the owner's name during this period. Recent 311 service requests in 2026 have included multiple pressing issues, with an open dead animal pick-up request and water-related complaint, alongside rodent baiting, plumbing violations, and abandoned vehicle complaints that have since been closed.

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Building characteristics
Units183
Year built1971
Stories—
Building area—
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14211060140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
411 E Illinois St #80

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Risk rating

How 647 W Grace 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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
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Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3452 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
8%
No code
violation
92%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 92%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

647 W Grace Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Aug 24
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestAug 13
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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