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1815 W Chicago Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17072010170000 4 units · 1893

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

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
Units4
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,112 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17072010170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1815 W Chicago Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1815 W Chicago Ave in the West Town neighborhood, owned by Octavio Escobar Salaza, has a documented history dating back to its 1893 construction. The property has experienced relatively few concerning incidents over the past seven years, with only one building code violation recorded in February 2020 that remains unresolved as of the latest available data. The building has generated 20 service requests through the 311 system during this period, with the most recent requests occurring in early 2026. These service requests have primarily involved routine maintenance and administrative matters, including three yard waste pick-up requests, a graffiti removal request, and a finance parking code enforcement review, all of which were properly resolved except for two open sidewalk inspection requests filed in October 2025 that remain pending at this time.

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Risk rating

How 1815 W Chicago 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

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
9thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 2052 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
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.

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.

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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 24.9%
Moderate concern 59.9%
Severe concern 15.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1815 W Chicago Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 24
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestMar 25
Yard Waste Pick-Up Request

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