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1104 N Ashland Ave

East Village, Chicago IL 60622 17064120320000 2 units · 1891

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high 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 East Village — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the East Village average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area3,344 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17064120320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2154 N Nordica Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1104 N Ashland Ave in Chicago's East Village, owned by Magdalena Meza, has a mixed history since its construction in 1891. Most notably, there are currently two unresolved complaint-driven violations as of February 2024, representing the only active building code issues on record. The building experienced a cluster of maintenance and urban condition challenges in early 2026, with seven graffiti removal requests and two pothole complaints (one on the street and one in the alley), all of which were successfully resolved. The property has a documented history of noise complaints during the 1990s, with four incidents between May 1994 and July 1996.

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Risk rating

How 1104 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
7thpercentile

Out of 583 buildings in this neighborhood, 542 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
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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 68%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1104 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Feb 14 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationFeb 14
COMPLAINT

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