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1841 W Walnut St

United Center, Chicago IL 60612 17074130050000 3 units · 1878

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in United Center
Above average
avg 2.1
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the United Center average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1878
Stories
Building area2,760 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17074130050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Jose Chavez
Mailing address
1841 W Walnut St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1841 W Walnut St, constructed in 1878 and currently owned by Jose Chavez, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved complaint-driven building violations from July 2023 and two from September 2022. The property has accumulated a total of five building violations over the past seven years, suggesting ongoing regulatory compliance challenges. The building has generated a significant number of municipal interactions, with a total of 56 service requests under the current ownership, including three tree trimming requests and graffiti removal in 2026, as well as two garbage cart maintenance requests in November 2025, all of which have been closed. While the individual service requests from 2026 appear to be routine maintenance issues, the presence of multiple open building violations justifies attention to the building’s current condition. The building's violation and service request history indicates an active property requiring regular municipal engagement, though many of the recent requests relate to external maintenance matters. An older environmental complaint from September 2005 regarding noise adds to the building's historical record, though it is not clear if this remains a current issue.

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Risk rating

How 1841 W Walnut 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
17thpercentile

Out of 297 buildings in this neighborhood, 247 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 21.6%
Moderate concern 52.8%
Severe concern 25.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1841 W Walnut St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 18
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestJan 08
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)

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