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1376 W Grand Ave

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081240210000 4 units · 1904

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
26
FewerMore

This building has 26 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1904
Stories
Building area5,175 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081240210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 5590

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1376 W Grand Ave in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, owned by David R Michalak, is an early 20th-century structure from 1904 that has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are the six unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from December 2022, which remain open according to the building's records. While the building has had minimal building permit activity over the past seven years, these permit records (only three in total) should be considered relatively normal for a structure of this age and size. The property has generated two no air conditioning complaints in May-June 2024, indicating potential climate control system deficiencies that could affect resident comfort. Other minor issues include a sanitation code violation in September 2024, a street pothole complaint in April 2025, and an uncleared sidewalk snow complaint in December 2025, though these last three incidents are not directly related to the building's condition or management. It's noteworthy that the building has had no recorded building violations between 2016 and 2022, though the sudden cluster of violations in December 2022 warrants attention as the most recent cluster of issues on record.

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Risk rating

How 1376 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, 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1376 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 Sep 01
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJun 04
No Air Conditioning

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