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663 W Melrose Chicago

Boystown, Chicago IL 60657 14213130780000 18 units · 1976

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 Boystown — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.8
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Boystown average of 1.8.

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Initial analysis

The 18-unit residential building at 663 W Melrose in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood, owned by Skirtai Melrose LLC, has been monitored over the past seven years (2016-2023), revealing several significant events that may impact resident experience. The most pressing current concern is an open building violation as of February 2026, which represents the building's only unresolved violation in the past seven years. The property has also experienced a cluster of building violations in October 2021, though all of these were promptly resolved. During this same seven-year period, there have been a total of 26 service requests filed through the 311 system, with the most recent activities occurring in 2026, including two tree debris clean-up requests, an abandoned vehicle complaint, a pothole report, and one information-only call to 311 City Services. Notably, there has been one violation related to house share prohibition regulations, though details about this specific infraction are not provided in the records.

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Building characteristics
Units18
Year built1976
Stories—
Building area—
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14213130780000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1101 W Monroe St

Landlord portfolio

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

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Risk rating

How 663 W Melrose 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
7thpercentile

Out of 121 buildings in this neighborhood, 113 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
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 (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

663 W Melrose Chicago event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Aug 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestFeb 10
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