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1447 W Cortez St 1F

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17053090390000 4 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
Units4
Year built1890
Stories
Building area5,500 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17053090390000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1422 W Division

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1447 W Cortez St 1F in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a 133-year-old property currently owned by Ana Maldonado. The building's recent history from 2025 to 2026 shows an ongoing pattern of winter weather challenges, with three documented requests for removal of snow object/dibs between January and March 2026, though these issues were all promptly closed. The property has also experienced some nuisance animal issues, with two complaints filed in 2025 and 2026, both of which have been resolved. There is currently one open request from March 2026 related to sidewalk inspection. While the building has had minimal documented issues over the past seven years, with only two building violations recorded, the relatively recent surge in service requests related to snow removal and animal complaints suggests some ongoing challenges with winter maintenance and neighborhood wildlife interactions.

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Risk rating

How 1447 W Cortez St 1F'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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Building size

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

Location

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 38%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1447 W Cortez St 1F event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jan 11
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
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