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324 W Chicago Ave

River North, Chicago IL 60654 17044440030000 2 units · 1888

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high 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 River North — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.4
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the River North average of 5.4.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area9,600 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17044440030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
55 W 21St St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 324 W Chicago Ave is a 2-unit, 1888 building located in the River North neighborhood, currently owned by 324 W Chicago Ave Hold. The building's recent history shows several concerning patterns, particularly with unresolved periodic routine inspection violations. As of April 2024, there are four open violations from that date, along with two additional unresolved violations from February 2024, though there was one resolved periodic inspection violation from December 2021. The building has accumulated a total of six building code violations over the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 324 W Chicago Ave'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
47thpercentile

Out of 184 buildings in this neighborhood, 98 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
25%
No code
violation
75%
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.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

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 risk forecast
High failure risk 75%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

324 W Chicago Ave event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Apr 09 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationApr 09
PERIODIC

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