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4044 W 21St St

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16224200240000 2 units · 1908

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Lawndale — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

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
Units2
Year built1908
Stories
Building area1,832 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16224200240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1645 Birchwood Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4044 W 21st Street in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, owned by 7354 CORP, has been standing since 1908 and presents a mixed record of maintenance and community engagement over the past seven years. The property has one notable building code violation from November 2022 related to permit-related inspection requirements that remains unresolved as of the latest available data. The building's interaction with city services has been relatively minimal, with only five 311 service requests filed in the past seven years, though four of these were clustered in early to mid-2025 and concerned abandoned vehicle complaints, suggesting recent neighborhood concerns about parked vehicles near the property. The only other service request was made in July 2024 for yard waste pick-up, which was promptly resolved. The building's permit history shows two permits filed in the past seven years, though the status of one of these remains in violation. While the limited number of service requests and violations could indicate relatively stable building conditions, the presence of an open building code violation and pattern of recent abandoned vehicle complaints nearby warrant attention to these specific issues without drawing broader conclusions about the property's overall condition.

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Risk rating

How 4044 W 21St 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
15thpercentile

Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 3125 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
39%
No code
violation
61%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 61%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4044 W 21St St event timeline

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2022
Building Violation Nov 10 Serious
PERMIT
OPEN

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