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1301 N Ashland Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17051150200000 4 units · 1903

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 West Town — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1903
Stories
Building area3,324 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17051150200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1259 N Ashland Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1301 N Ashland Avenue in the West Town neighborhood, owned by First Bank & Trust, has been standing since 1903 and has experienced a notable number of incidents over the past seven years. The property has recorded 9 building violations, though the specific nature of these violations is not detailed in the available data. A total of 33 service requests have been made through the 311 system, with only two of those being relevant to building conditions - one for graffiti removal in July 2024 and another for public way inspection in March 2026, both of which were resolved. The building's maintenance record includes two building permits issued in the past seven years, along with four environmental enforcement actions and one environmental complaint, suggesting some level of environmental oversight has been necessary. This three-parcel property shows a relatively low frequency of recent service requests and permits compared to typical urban residential buildings, though the aggregate number of violations and enforcement actions indicates some regulatory attention required for this century-old structure.

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Risk rating

How 1301 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
39thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1385 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
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 39%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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