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1437 W Ohio Chicago

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081230010000 8 units · 1878

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1878
Stories
Building area8,004 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081230010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 1115

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-parcel, 8-unit residential building at 1437 W Ohio in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by Henry Ospina, has a storied history dating back to its 1878 construction. The property has experienced notable recent activity in 2026, with multiple incidents requiring municipal attention, including two tree emergencies and two reports of injured animals in June, a rodent complaint in May, and a water-related issue on the street that's currently listed as open since March. Over the past seven years, the building has generated 20 general 311 service requests, 2 building violations, and 2 building permits, while also facing 8 environmental enforcement actions and 7 environmental complaints. The relatively low number of building permits, violations, and 311 service requests directly related to building conditions or infrastructure over this period, particularly given the property's age, suggests that most recent issues have been typical urban environmental concerns rather than structural or maintenance problems with the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 1437 W Ohio 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
61stpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 886 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
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.

Number of units

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

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.

Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1437 W Ohio Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 28
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestJul 28
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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