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1536 W Haddon Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17053000110000 2 units · 1891

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in West Town
Above average
avg 1.0
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area2,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17053000110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Zhouhao Cui
Mailing address
1218 W Grand Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1536 W Haddon Ave in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Zhouhao Cui, has a documented history dating back to its 1891 construction. The property has experienced some notable issues in recent years, with particular concern around November 2022 when four complaint-driven building code violations were recorded, though these have since been resolved. The building's service request history from the last seven years is relatively extensive, with a total of 35 requests recorded. Most recent service requests (2025) have included multiple complaints about street conditions (potholes) and a snow-related issue, though these are external to the building itself. The property has faced both rodent-related complaints (two recorded in summer 2025) and one noise complaint in February 2025 that was found to be valid. The building's environmental complaint history shows no major issues since a 1998 air pollution complaint, and while there have been two environmental complaints recorded under the owner’s total, only one is from the past seven years. The owner has obtained one building permit in the past seven years, though the specific nature of this permit is not detailed in the records.

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Risk rating

How 1536 W Haddon 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
11thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 2007 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 25.4%
Moderate concern 55.2%
Severe concern 19.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1536 W Haddon Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 12
Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint
311 RequestNov 12
Pothole in Street Complaint

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