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1213 N Cleaver St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17051240190000 3 units · 1995

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit West Town building at 1213 N Cleaver St, owned by Oliver Cotter, has been standing since 1995 and presents a mixed record of tenant and community interactions over the past seven years. The property has generated 119 service requests by the owner during this period, with three environmental enforcement actions recorded against them. While the building has only two documented violations in the past seven years, these should be weighed against the high number of service requests. Recent tenant concerns have included a nuisance animal complaint (March 2025) and an open bicycle-related issue (January 2025), while past issues have involved parking code enforcement (August 2024), graffiti (July 2023), and rodent concerns (April 2022). The building's permit history shows limited construction activities, with only two permits pulled, while the property has eight parcels registered under its ownership.

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Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1995
Stories—
Building area4,636 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17051240190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 220485

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Risk rating

How 1213 N Cleaver St'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
98thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 45 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
82%
No code
violation
18%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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Location

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 18%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1213 N Cleaver St event timeline

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2022
311 Request Apr 14
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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