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1444 W Erie Chicago

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081120300000 13 units · 1891

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1891
Stories
Building area12,260 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081120300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
810 W Randolph St Fl 2

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit residential building at 1444 W Erie in Chicago's West Town neighborhood is a three-story structure constructed in 1891, currently owned by C3 1444 W Erie ST LLC. The building has experienced some concerning patterns over the past seven years, particularly in 2019-2020 when multiple building code violations were documented, including three complaint-driven inspections on February 15, 2020, though these were ultimately resolved. More troubling are the three open violations from a July 8, 2019 periodic routine inspection, which remain unresolved in the records. The property has generated a total of 25 service requests through the city's 311 system during this period, with the most recent being tree emergency calls from June 2026, and these represent some of the more pressing maintenance issues. Other significant 311 reports include rodent baiting complaints, a sanitation code violation, and a dead animal pick-up request between 2024-2025, all of which have been resolved. The building's permit history shows three permits issued over the past seven years, though the specific nature and timing of these permits are not detailed in the records.

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Risk rating

How 1444 W Erie Chicago'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, 2248 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
19%
No code
violation
81%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

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

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 81%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1444 W Erie Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Aug 26
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
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