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20 E Scott Chicago

Gold Coast, Chicago IL 60610 17031090200000 24 units · 1966

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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 Gold Coast — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Gold Coast average of 3.9.

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
Units24
Year built1966
Stories
Building area17,960 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)17031090200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1333 N Kingsbury #301

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit residential building at 20 E Scott Street in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, owned by 20 E Scott LLC, has been standing since 1966 and has experienced relatively few documented issues over the past seven years. The property has generated six 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent activities occurring in late 2025, including two 311 information calls and a stray animal complaint. The building's maintenance history shows attention to public infrastructure issues, with three service requests related to street lighting problems in mid to late 2024, though these were primarily external to the building itself. More concerning is the record of a rodent baiting/rat complaint in September 2024, which, while addressed promptly, indicates some potential pest control challenges in the area. Notably, there has been one documented violation of house share prohibition regulations in the past seven years, though the details and resolution of this violation are not specified in the records.

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Risk rating

How 20 E Scott Chicago'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
27thpercentile

Out of 90 buildings in this neighborhood, 66 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
27%
No code
violation
73%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 73%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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20 E Scott Chicago event timeline

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2024
311 Request Sep 02
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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