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1528 W Ohio St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081150170000 4 units · 2005

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low 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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built2005
Stories
Building area5,015 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081150170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 220485

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1528 W Ohio St in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Oliver Cotter and constructed in 2005, has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years. The most recent building code violation occurred in November 2023 related to permit inspections, though this has been resolved. The property has maintained an active record with 34 service requests filed through 311, most notably in May 2026 when multiple requests were made for tree-related services and yard waste pick-up, along with a street light complaint, suggesting ongoing maintenance and environmental management within the vicinity. An environmental enforcement action in late 2022 resulted in a $750 fine related to construction site cleanliness, though this appears to be an isolated incident given the building's otherwise minimal violation history. The property ownership group, consisting of eight parcels, has submitted two building permits and incurred three environmental enforcement actions across their holdings, with a total of 66 service requests attributed to the owner in the past seven years. While the building's overall violation and complaint history is relatively modest, the recent pattern of service requests suggests active engagement with city services, particularly in 2026 when multiple civic maintenance issues were addressed.

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Risk rating

How 1528 W Ohio 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

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
53rdpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 1067 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

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.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1528 W Ohio St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jun 02
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