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2634 W Cortez St 1Fl

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60622 16014090350000 4 units · 1899

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Humboldt Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1899
Stories
Building area3,840 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16014090350000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
217 Glenwood Ave

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Initial analysis

The property at 2634 W Cortez St 1FL is a four-unit residential building located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by the Martin Powers Trustee. The building's recent history over the past seven years shows limited official complaints and required interventions, with a total of three 311 service requests filed against the property. The most recent service requests include a building violation and a nuisance animal complaint, both closed in 2026, as well as an outdated tree trim request from January 2025 which is no longer being accepted through the city's system. The building's permit activity has been minimal during this period, with only one permit filed under the building's name along with an additional permit associated with the owner's name. While the limited number of complaints and permits might suggest relative stability, the presence of recent building violation and nuisance animal complaint warrants attention to the property's current management and maintenance practices.

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Risk rating

How 2634 W Cortez St 1Fl'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
41stpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 3675 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2634 W Cortez St 1Fl event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 23
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