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2220 W Grand Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60612 17071220360000 3 units · 1883

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in 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 West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1883
Stories
Building area3,262 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17071220360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1947 N Lincoln Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2220 W Grand Ave in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Kathryn Dunphy, has a history dating back to 1883. Recent records from 2025-2026 show the most significant recent activity involved multiple permit-related inspections in April 2026, though these violations were promptly resolved. The building has experienced several maintenance and environmental challenges, with a total of 11 service requests filed through the city's 311 system over the past seven years. Most recently, in April 2026, there were three tree trim requests, though this service is no longer being accepted. Prior to that, there were resolved issues including a sanitation code violation (December 2025) and a rodent complaint (March 2025). The property had a notable cluster of air pollution work order complaints in 2011, with five separate incidents recorded between March and July of that year, as well as one additional air quality complaint from 2006. While the recent record shows compliance with permit-related violations, the frequency of various service requests and the historical air quality issues from 2011 may provide context for understanding the building's maintenance history.

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Risk rating

How 2220 W Grand 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
49thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1158 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
65%
No code
violation
35%
Code violation
likely
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Number of rooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 35%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2220 W Grand Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Apr 02
PERMIT
COMPLIED
Building ViolationApr 02
PERMIT

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