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2421 W Madison St

United Center, Chicago IL 60612 16132030620000 4 units · 2005

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in United Center — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.1
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the United Center average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built2005
Stories
Building area61,261 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16132030620000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2421 W Madison #4

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 2421 W Madison St, owned by Aiste Buinauskaite, is a relatively new construction from 2005 located in the United Center neighborhood. The property's recent history shows several concerning patterns, particularly in 2025, when there were three rodent-related complaints, a fly dumping incident, and a stray animal complaint, all of which were resolved. The building's habitability and maintenance record reveals a significant number of periodic routine inspections in 2019, with some violations remaining unresolved while others were complied with. Looking further back, the property has a documented history of environmental complaints dating to its early years, including air pollution and illegal dumping incidents in 2004 and 2005 respectively. The total number of building violations and 311 service requests over the past seven years both stand at 10 and 8 respectively, suggesting ongoing maintenance and environmental challenges that have persisted over time. While some recent issues have been addressed promptly, the pattern of rodent complaints and the mix of resolved and unresolved inspection violations warrant attention to the building's overall maintenance and environmental conditions.

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Risk rating

How 2421 W Madison 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

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
8thpercentile

Out of 300 buildings in this neighborhood, 276 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
17%
No code
violation
83%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

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.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 83%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2421 W Madison St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request May 14
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestMay 14
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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