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1219 W George St

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14291270250000 2 units · 1891

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
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,917 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14291270250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 577

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1219 W George Street in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Spergerlev Estates 121, was constructed in 1891 and has had minimal documented activity in recent years. Over the past seven years, there have been only nine service requests recorded, with the most recent cluster of incidents occurring between May and December 2025. During this period, there were three reports of rodent activity (rat complaints) and three requests for dead animal pick-ups, all of which were successfully closed. This recent pattern of rodent activity and dead animal incidents suggests some environmental challenges in the immediate vicinity of the property, though the prompt closure of all service requests indicates responsive handling of these issues. It's worth noting that there were no recorded service requests between 2016-2025 and the building's historical records show no significant past incidents.

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Risk rating

How 1219 W George St'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
78thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 757 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 67.4%
Moderate concern 27.1%
Severe concern 5.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1219 W George St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 07
Dead Animal Pick-Up Request
311 RequestSep 24
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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