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1051 N Ashland Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17053080030000 3 units · 1893

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in West Town
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area6,126 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17053080030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Miguel Silva
Mailing address
4100 N Natchez

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1051 N Ashland Ave in the West Town neighborhood is an 1893 structure currently owned by Miguel Silva and documented in the Chicago Master Building Record. The property has a relatively low total of eight building violations over the past seven years, but has seen a notable pattern of graffiti-related issues with six documented incidents of graffiti removal requests between 2024 and 2025. While these graffiti incidents have all been addressed and closed appropriately, they represent the most significant recurring issue on record for the property. The building's service request history also includes one sign repair request in August 2024, which was handled by the Chicago Department of Transportation and subsequently closed. With a total of 20 service requests filed under the owner's name in the past seven years, the majority of these (approximately 30%) have been related to graffiti, while the remaining requests have addressed various other property maintenance needs.

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Risk rating

How 1051 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

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
28thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 1624 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

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.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 51.7%
Moderate concern 32.8%
Severe concern 15.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1051 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 28
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestNov 26
Graffiti Removal Request

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