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2038 W Erie St

West Town, Chicago IL 60612 17071120330000 2 units · 1890

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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1890
Stories
Building area1,600 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17071120330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Leopoldo Mentado Jr
Mailing address
2038 W Erie

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 2038 W Erie St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Leopoldo Mentado Jr., has been standing since 1890 and has experienced several notable events over recent years. Most recently, in 2025, there was a building code violation related to permit inspection requirements, though this was promptly resolved. Shortly before that, between March and April 2025, there were multiple waste management-related service requests, including two garbage cart maintenance issues and one blue recycling cart request, all of which were successfully closed. The building also experienced an environmental complaint regarding construction and demolition activities in April 2025, which was resolved within two days.

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Risk rating

How 2038 W Erie 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
69thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 699 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

Township: West Chicago

Located in West Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 71.7%
Moderate concern 23.8%
Severe concern 4.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2038 W Erie St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 01
Blue Recycling Cart
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 19
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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