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727 W Lake Chicago

West Loop, Chicago IL 60661 17093180030000 31 units · 2014

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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 Loop — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Loop average of 3.7.

Building characteristics
Units31
Year built2014
Stories
Building area13,130 sq ft
Property class991
PIN (Cook County parcel)17093180030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
411 S Wells St 401

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Initial analysis

The 727 W Lake Street building, located in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, is a 31-unit residential property constructed in 2014 and currently owned by Lake Street LP. The building's recent history from 2025 to 2026 has shown several maintenance and compliance issues, including two building violation complaints and a plumbing violation in late 2025, all of which were subsequently closed. Additionally, there have been multiple instances of graffiti requiring removal in early 2026, with two separate requests for removal processed in January 2026 alone. The property has also experienced external infrastructure issues, as evidenced by a pothole complaint in March 2026. While the building has maintained a relatively low overall number of service requests (29) since 2016, most complaints in the past two years have centered around building violations and exterior maintenance concerns that could affect resident experience.

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Risk rating

How 727 W Lake 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
32ndpercentile

Out of 205 buildings in this neighborhood, 139 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
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.

Property class (991)

Assessor class 991 — special or tax-exempt class. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Building size

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

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

727 W Lake Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 29
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJul 07
Building Violation

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