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1949 W Grand Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60622 17072250040000 3 units · 1893

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1949 W Grand Ave in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Abraham Kasir, has experienced several notable events over the past years since its construction in 1893. Most recently, two unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations were recorded on May 31, 2023, marking the current open violations for the property. The building has generated a total of 18 service requests through the city's 311 system in the past seven years, with the most recent being a sewer cave-in inspection request created on June 25, 2026, which remains open as of now. Before this, there was a notable cluster of graffiti-related issues in 2025, with five separate removal requests recorded between March and August of that year, all of which have since been closed. Additionally, a pothole complaint was filed and resolved in August 2025. An environmental complaint regarding illegal dumping was filed in 2014, though this was ultimately resolved with no violation found.

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Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1893
Stories—
Building area2,969 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17072250040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1949 W Grand Ave

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Risk rating

How 1949 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
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Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 2203 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
26%
No code
violation
74%
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.

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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 74%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1949 W Grand Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request May 22
Sanitation Code Violation
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