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151 W Burton Pl

Old Town, Chicago IL 60610 17042050090000 3 units · 1916

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Old Town
Above average
avg 1.4
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Old Town average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1916
Stories
Building area4,242 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17042050090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Robert A Roth
Mailing address
151 W Burton Pl

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 151 W Burton Place in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, built in 1916 and currently owned by Robert A Roth, has generated several notable service requests and compliance issues over the past 23 years, with the most recent activity concentrated in 2025-2026. There are currently two unresolved building code violations from August 2019 resulting from complaint-driven inspections, representing the only building violations on record in the past seven years. The property has generated multiple service requests in recent years, with the most recent being an e-scooter parking complaint and a water lead test kit request, both from 2026, which remain open as of October 2023.

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Risk rating

How 151 W Burton Pl'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
29thpercentile

Out of 572 buildings in this neighborhood, 406 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
47%
No code
violation
53%
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.

Building size

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

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 27.4%
Moderate concern 55.5%
Severe concern 17.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

151 W Burton Pl event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 16
E-Scooter Parking Complaint
311 RequestJan 11
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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