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1836 W Erie St

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17072090340000 3 units · 1892

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
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1892
Stories
Building area3,288 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17072090340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Don L Watts
Mailing address
1836 W Erie St

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 1836 W Erie St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a late 19th-century property built in 1892, currently owned by Don L Watts. The building's documented service history over the past seven years shows a relatively low level of maintenance and service requests, with a total of twelve documented incidents. The most recent activity consists primarily of yard waste pick-up requests between June 2025 and May 2026, with six such requests filed during this period, including one on May 28, 2026. Prior to these requests, there was one 311 information-only call in March 2026 and the only recorded environmental complaint in the past seven years was a noise complaint from March 2017, which was subsequently resolved. The limited number of service requests and the nature of these requests, primarily relating to yard waste management, suggest routine maintenance rather than any pressing building concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1836 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
34thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 1488 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
59%
No code
violation
41%
Code violation
likely
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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Building size

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 49.9%
Moderate concern 32.9%
Severe concern 17.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1836 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 May 28
Yard Waste Pick-Up Request
311 RequestMar 31
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL

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