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113 S Paulina St

United Center, Chicago IL 60612 17182140060000 4 units · 1888

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in United Center
At or below average
avg 2.1
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the United Center average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1888
Stories
Building area3,832 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17182140060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Bruce Kato
Mailing address
1658 N Milwaukee #178

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 113 S Paulina Street in the United Center neighborhood, constructed in 1888 and currently owned by Bruce Kato, has a relatively limited record of building maintenance and service requests over the past seven years. The property has experienced two building code violations, both in late 2019 and early 2020, which were related to permit inspections but have since been resolved. While the building's overall record shows just one building permit issued in the past seven years, the property owner has generated a significant number of 311 service requests, totaling 69 across this period, though notably, all these records are from the same recent period in April-May 2026, specifically related to parking code enforcement reviews. The clustering of these six service requests during April-May 2026 suggests there may have been a temporary issue or increased scrutiny regarding parking regulations in the immediate area, though these requests have all been closed without indication of ongoing concerns. Given the age of the building, its relatively low number of building code violations and permit issues over seven years could suggest generally stable maintenance practices, though the recent spike in 311 service requests warrants noting as a potential area of interest regarding local parking conditions.

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Risk rating

How 113 S Paulina 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
21stpercentile

Out of 297 buildings in this neighborhood, 235 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Lot size

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Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 22.7%
Moderate concern 68.6%
Severe concern 8.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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113 S Paulina St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 06
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestMay 05
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review

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