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2221 W Cortez St

Ukrainian Village, Chicago IL 60622 17063130120000 2 units · 1911

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Ukrainian Village — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Ukrainian Village average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1911
Stories
Building area3,040 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17063130120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2515 W Chicago Ave

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

This two-unit residential building at 2221 W Cortez Street in the Ukrainian Village, owned by Jaroslav & Lana Tymouc, has been standing since 1911. The property has experienced several notable events over the past seven years, with the most significant being a cluster of permit-related inspection violations in September 2022, five of which were resolved, though one remains open. There have been three tree-related service requests in 2025-2026, including an emergency situation (which was closed) and two unresolved issues, one pertaining to tree removal inspection. The building has also faced some environmental challenges, with three documented instances of air pollution complaints in 2021, all of which were validated and resolved by June of that year. While the property has had ten building violations in total over the past seven years, the majority of these have been addressed, with only one remaining from the 2022 permit-related inspection cluster. The owners have secured four building permits during this period, though one permit-related violation remains unresolved as of the current date. The building's documented history shows a pattern of permit-related issues, particularly in 2022, though many of these have been successfully resolved through compliance.

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Risk rating

How 2221 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

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
6thpercentile

Out of 1030 buildings in this neighborhood, 968 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
35%
No code
violation
65%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 65%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2221 W Cortez St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jul 14
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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