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2828 W Adams St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60612 16131110280000 2 units · 1899

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Garfield Park
Above average
avg 1.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1899
Stories
Building area2,548 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16131110280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Nicolas F Partipilo
Mailing address
120 W Madison #1100

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2828 W Adams St in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood is a 124-year-old property currently owned by Nicolas F Partipilo. The building has faced some challenges in recent years, with two unresolved building code violations recorded in August 2021 that were initiated through complaint-driven inspections. The property's service request history over the past seven years shows a total of 24 requests under the owner's name, with the most recent cluster of activity occurring in 2025 when multiple service requests were filed. These recent requests, all from September and July 2025, include two inquiries about cart maintenance (one for blue recycling and one for garbage), as well as complaints regarding fly dumping and a missed garbage pickup. While the building's permit activity shows only one permit filed in the past seven years, the property has three additional parcels registered under the same ownership. The relatively high number of service requests compared to building permits might suggest areas where attention is needed, particularly regarding waste management and recycling services, though it's important to note that many 311 service requests are routine in nature and may not necessarily reflect on the building's overall condition.

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Risk rating

How 2828 W Adams 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
18thpercentile

Out of 3992 buildings in this neighborhood, 3273 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

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

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 37.5%
Moderate concern 44.7%
Severe concern 17.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2828 W Adams St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 09
Blue Recycling Cart
311 City Services
311 RequestSep 09
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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