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2131 S Ridgeway Ave 1Fl

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16233250090000

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 North Lawndale — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,576 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16233250090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2131 S Ridgeway Ave

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Initial analysis

The property at 2131 South Ridgeway Avenue is a one-parcel, 1st-floor residential unit located in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. Owned by Delores Ford, this century-old building was constructed in 1903 and has maintained a relatively low number of municipal service requests over the past seven years, with only two incidents recorded during this period. Both service requests are recent, having been filed in July 2024, and both pertain to tree emergencies—one addressed by the City Services department and the other by Streets and Sanitation. Both incidents were resolved and marked as closed in the city's system. Notably, there are no recorded building code violations, safety concerns, or other significant service requests on file that would impact resident experience or safety, and the absence of facility management complaints or utility issues in the records suggests routine operational stability for the property.

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Risk rating

How 2131 S Ridgeway Ave 1Fl'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
87thpercentile

Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 478 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
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Location

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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