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1608 W Erie St

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17072110460000 2 units · 1891

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
Above average
avg 1.0
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,435 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17072110460000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1410 S Clinton Street

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 1608 W Erie St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, constructed in 1891 and currently managed by A W Green Management, has experienced several noteworthy events over the past seven years. Most concerning are three open building code violations from March 2023, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections that remain unresolved. The property has also generated a significant number of service requests during this period, with 14 recorded at the building level and 47 attributed to the owner across two parcels, indicating ongoing maintenance or infrastructure issues. While only one building permit has been pulled at the building level, the owner has obtained three permits in total over the seven-year period. Recent service requests include a 2026 alley pothole complaint that remains open, along with various other municipal service requests such as animal removal, water testing, and yard waste pickups that have been resolved. It's worth noting that before this seven-year window, there was an illegal dumping incident reported in 1997, though this is well outside the current operational history.

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Risk rating

How 1608 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
8thpercentile

Out of 2255 buildings in this neighborhood, 2075 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
34%
No code
violation
66%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 29.8%
Moderate concern 61.3%
Severe concern 8.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1608 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 07
Alley Pothole Complaint
311 RequestMay 03
Dead Animal Pick-Up Request

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