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917 N Ashland Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17053190050000 3 units · 2002

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built2002
Stories
Building area4,464 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17053190050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
901 N Ashland

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 917 N Ashland Ave in the West Town neighborhood, owned by Gary Treenkman, has maintained a relatively clean record since its construction in 2002. Over the past seven years, there has been only one documented building code violation, which remains open as of April 2025 related to a periodic routine inspection. The property has generated four 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent being a restaurant complaint in April 2026. The earlier 311 requests included another restaurant complaint in August 2025, a street pothole complaint in June 2025, and a building violation report in March 2025, all of which have been closed. While the number of complaints is not unusually high for a property of this nature, the pending building code violation from 2025 warrants attention as the most significant outstanding issue on record.

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Risk rating

How 917 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

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
65thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 795 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
70%
No code
violation
30%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 30%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

917 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Apr 01 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
311 RequestMar 24
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