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2153 W Division St

Ukrainian Village, Chicago IL 60622 17063020020000 5 units · 1899

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 Ukrainian Village
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Ukrainian Village average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1899
Stories
Building area5,700 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17063020020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
222 S Morgan St Ste 4D

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 2153 W Division St in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, owned by Yamaji Tsutomu, has a history dating back to its construction in 1899. While relatively few documented issues have emerged over the past seven years of available data, there has been a notable cluster of graffiti-related incidents, with six removal requests submitted between April and May 2026, all of which have been closed. The property also had one operational concern during this period, involving a water-on-street complaint from April 2026 that has since been resolved. Looking further back into the building's history, there was a noise complaint recorded in 1998, which resulted in two municipal prosecution tickets under Chicago's municipal code (violations 11-4-1120 and 11-4-1380), though both were marked as closed with a "G" disposition. This indicates that while the property has experienced some maintenance and environmental challenges, particularly in recent months with the graffiti incidents, there have been no significant recurring issues or patterns that would suggest systemic problems with the building or its management.

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Risk rating

How 2153 W Division 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
21stpercentile

Out of 1028 buildings in this neighborhood, 812 are predicted to be safer.

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

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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 units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 44.4%
Moderate concern 35.5%
Severe concern 20.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2153 W Division St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 29
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestMay 28
Graffiti Removal Request

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