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120 N Waller Chicago

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16084150280000 12 units · 1962

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 Austin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.6.

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
Units12
Year built1962
Stories
Building area10,158 sq ft
Property class915
PIN (Cook County parcel)16084150280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1032 Fair Oaks Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 120 N Waller in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by 118 120 N WALLER LLC, has been in operation since 1962. The property's recent service request history from the past seven years shows minimal interaction with city services, with only three recorded 311 requests during this period. Two of these requests, both filed in 2024, were related to vicious animal complaints, suggesting a concerning pattern regarding animal-related safety issues in the vicinity. The more recent service request, from November 2024, pertains to garbage cart maintenance and appears to have been resolved promptly. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a building of this size, the nature of the two animal-related complaints raises potential safety considerations worth noting.

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Risk rating

How 120 N Waller 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
14thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6212 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
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.

Property class (915)

Assessor class 915 — special or tax-exempt class. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

120 N Waller Chicago event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jul 05
Water in Basement Complaint

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