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2543 W Walton St

Ukrainian Village, Chicago IL 60622 16014220050000 4 units · 1904

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 Ukrainian Village
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Ukrainian Village average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1904
Stories
Building area4,720 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16014220050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2543 W Walton Apt 1

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 2543 W Walton St in Chicago's Ukrainian Village, owned by Iouri Melnik, has remained relatively low-maintenance since its construction in 1904. Over the past seven years, only three 311 service requests have been recorded against the property, with all three occurring in 2025. These recent requests, which are noteworthy for their relatively high frequency compared to historical data, involved street lighting and tree maintenance issues on or near the property, though it's important to note that both tree trim requests were submitted under a service category that is no longer accepting applications. The street light complaint, submitted on October 2, 2025, has been marked as closed. While the modest number of service requests could suggest good building maintenance, the clustering of multiple service requests in 2025, specifically related to exterior infrastructure rather than building systems, is the most significant pattern observed in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 2543 W Walton 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
53rdpercentile

Out of 1028 buildings in this neighborhood, 483 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
68%
No code
violation
32%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Location

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

Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 54.4%
Moderate concern 26.7%
Severe concern 18.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2543 W Walton St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 02
Street Light Out Complaint
311 RequestJun 12
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)

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