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68 E Cedar Chicago

Gold Coast, Chicago IL 60611 17032010540000 8 units · 1901

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Gold Coast
At or below average
avg 3.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Gold Coast average of 3.8.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1901
Stories
Building area4,552 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17032010540000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1145 Green Bay Rd

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Initial analysis

The eight-unit, three-story residential building at 68 E Cedar in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood was constructed in 1901 and is currently owned by 68 Cedar LLC. The building's documented history over the past seven years (2024-2026) shows relatively few service requests, with a total of six incidents recorded through the 311 service system. The most recent incident involved an unaddressed snow removal complaint regarding the sidewalk in February 2026. Other notable events include a shared housing/vacation rental complaint in December 2025, which typically garners attention due to potential impacts on resident privacy and security. The building's service requests also included two separate recycling pick-up requests in June 2024, a parking enforcement review in August 2024, and a general information call in April 2025. Looking further back, there was one documented environmental complaint from October 2001 concerning air pollution. The relatively low number of service requests and complaints over the past seven years, especially for an older building, is notable, though the recent snow removal issue could indicate potential concerns about property maintenance during winter weather conditions.

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Risk rating

How 68 E Cedar 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
44thpercentile

Out of 89 buildings in this neighborhood, 50 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 30.3%
Moderate concern 49.2%
Severe concern 20.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

68 E Cedar Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 23
Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint

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