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2648 W Luther St

Little Village, Chicago IL 60608 16252180320000 2 units · 1888

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low 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 Little Village — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Little Village average of 1.1.

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 built1888
Stories
Building area960 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16252180320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
918 S Vine

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2648 W Luther Street in Little Village, owned by William Kowalski, has a long history dating back to 1888. The property's recent record shows limited but notable activity in the past seven years. Of particular concern is an open building code violation from October 2019, resulting from a complaint-driven inspection that remains unresolved as of October 2023. The building's service request history includes two documented incidents: a rodent baiting/rat complaint in July 2024 that has been closed, and a tree planting request in July 2025 that has also been closed. While the total number of violations and service requests over this period is relatively low, the presence of an open building code violation from 2019 warrants attention, particularly as this predates the two recent service requests which were resolved.

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Risk rating

How 2648 W Luther 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
24thpercentile

Out of 5754 buildings in this neighborhood, 4373 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
66%
No code
violation
34%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 34%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2648 W Luther St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Jul 22
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation

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