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1399 W Lake St

West Loop, Chicago IL 60607 17083240010000 4 units · 1892

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 Loop — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.7
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the West Loop average of 3.7.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1892
Stories
Building area6,676 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17083240010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
135 S Water St 4Th Fl

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 1399 W Lake Street in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, owned by MP Randolph High Rise, is a historic structure built in 1892. The property has experienced several significant issues over the past two decades, with the most recent concern being multiple unresolved periodic routine inspection violations recorded in October 2023. Looking back through the records, there is a notable cluster of graffiti issues in early 2025, with five documented reports between February and November of that year, though all were subsequently closed. The building's history includes three recorded air pollution complaints, with the most recent being filed in September 2022, which was found to be unfounded upon inspection. In 2005, the property faced serious environmental enforcement actions, with multiple administrative hearing violations related to the Chicago Municipal Code 11-4-2190, resulting in closed cases with fines totaling $15,000, though one of these violations was recorded as "Not Disposed." The building's documented history shows a pattern of periodic regulatory inspections and environmental oversight, with the most pressing current concerns being the open routine inspection violations from October 2023.

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Risk rating

How 1399 W Lake 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
34thpercentile

Out of 205 buildings in this neighborhood, 135 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 78%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1399 W Lake St event timeline

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2023
Building Violation Oct 25 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 25
PERIODIC

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