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1415 N Ashland Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17051070140000 2 units · 1883

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
21
FewerMore

This building has 21 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1883
Stories
Building area3,744 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17051070140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1415 N Ashland

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 1415 N Ashland Ave in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a two-unit building constructed in 1883, currently owned by Anwer Shahbaz. The building's record over the past seven years shows significant activity, with a total of 21 building violations and 20 service requests logged. Most recently, in March 2026, there were two permit-related inspection violations that have been resolved. However, there are currently four open complaint-driven inspection violations from October 2025 that remain unresolved, which is particularly concerning.

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Risk rating

How 1415 N Ashland 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
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Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 2226 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
21%
No code
violation
79%
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.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 79%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1415 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 11
Shared Housing/Vacation Rental Complaint
311 RequestApr 08
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