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1411 W Cortez St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17053090540000 3 units · 1887

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 built1887
Stories
Building area2,957 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17053090540000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
1411 W Cortez Llc
Mailing address
516 N Ogden Ave 516

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1411 W Cortez Street in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a historic property dating back to 1887, currently owned by 1411 W Cortez LLC. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 18 service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent being an unresolved street light outage complaint from June 2026. The majority of these service requests have occurred during 2025, with five complaints related to alley conditions including multiple reports of potholes and abandoned vehicles in August 2025 alone. While these maintenance issues were generally addressed promptly, as evidenced by the closed status of most prior complaints, the building's recent history shows a pattern of transportation-related concerns in the immediate vicinity, particularly during the summer of 2025. The property's service request record, while not excessively high for a three-unit building, indicates ongoing infrastructure maintenance needs in the surrounding area, particularly regarding the alley's condition.

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Risk rating

How 1411 W Cortez 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

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
51stpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 1105 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
65%
No code
violation
35%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 59.0%
Moderate concern 24.4%
Severe concern 16.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1411 W Cortez St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 15
Street Light Out Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 26
Alley Pothole Complaint

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