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1244 N Cleaver St 2Nd

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17051230220000 6 units · 1890

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
Units6
Year built1890
Stories
Building area4,158 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17051230220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
555 Sheridan Rd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 1244 N Cleaver St in West Town, constructed in 1890 and currently owned by 1244 N Cleaver LLC, has maintained relatively few service requests over recent years. The property, which has shown consistent ownership through one parcel, has recorded two 311 service requests within the past seven years - both in late 2025, indicating a recent cluster of animal-related incidents with a rodent complaint in September followed by a dead animal pickup request in November, though both issues were subsequently resolved as indicated by their "Closed" status. Historical records from 1994 show a noise complaint associated with the property, though no other environmental complaints or service requests have been documented in the intervening years between this incident and the recent animal-related issues. The building's overall service request history suggests relatively few reported problems, with the most recent concerns being specific to pest control and wildlife management rather than structural or safety issues.

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Risk rating

How 1244 N Cleaver St 2Nd'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
41stpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1340 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
62%
No code
violation
38%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 38%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1244 N Cleaver St 2Nd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 08
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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