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219 W Lake Chicago

Loop, Chicago IL 60606 17094300060000 265 units · 2016

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high 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 Loop — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 6.7
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Loop average of 6.7.

Building characteristics
Units265
Year built2016
Stories
Building area364,175 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17094300060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
215 W Lake Street

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 265-unit residential building at 219 W Lake in Chicago's Loop neighborhood, owned by 215 W Lake Holdings, was constructed in 2016 and has generated various service requests and concerns over its life span. The building currently has two unresolved building code violations from March 2022, both stemming from complaint-driven inspections. There have been 19 service requests filed through 311 over the past seven years, with the most recent cluster of issues emerging in 2026, including multiple low water pressure complaints and graffiti removal requests, all of which have been closed except for one open water lead test kit request from November 2025.

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Risk rating

How 219 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
36thpercentile

Out of 66 buildings in this neighborhood, 42 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
9%
No code
violation
91%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Lot size

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Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 91%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

219 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 Jun 05
Low Water Pressure Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestJun 05
Low Water Pressure Complaint

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