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1316 N Western Ave

Wicker Park, Chicago IL 60622 16012210400000 6 units · 1898

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Wicker Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

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

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1898
Stories
Building area6,015 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16012210400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1316 N Western Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit, three-story residential building at 1316 N Western Ave in Wicker Park, built in 1898 and currently owned by Chicago Title Land Trust, has experienced several notable events over recent years. The most recent and active building-related issues include an open water lead test kit request from December 2025, which raises potential health and safety concerns regarding water quality in the building. Recently, there have been two instances of graffiti that required removal in July 2024, and a fly dumping complaint in October 2025, though that issue has since been resolved. Looking at the building's overall record under its current ownership, there have been 816 total building violations, 2518 service requests, and 134 building permits recorded over the past seven years, indicating relatively high levels of maintenance and regulatory interaction. Of particular note is an air pollution complaint filed in 2020, which was resolved by March of the same year. The only documented building code violation in the past seven years was addressed through a periodic routine inspection in July 2019.

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Risk rating

How 1316 N Western 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

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
21stpercentile

Out of 1722 buildings in this neighborhood, 1360 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
48%
No code
violation
52%
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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 52%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1316 N Western Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Dec 05
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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