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931 S Western Ave

Little Italy, UIC, Chicago IL 60612 17183140200000 2 units · 1893

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more 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 Little Italy, UIC — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Little Italy, UIC average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,732 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17183140200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1107 Saint Clair Ln

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Initial analysis

The property at 931 S Western Ave, located in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood, is a two-unit residential building constructed in 1893, currently owned by the Debra J Johnsen Trust. The building's maintenance and incident history over the past seven years shows regular interaction with city services, primarily through multiple graffiti removal requests, totaling six such incidents between May 2025 and April 2026. While these cosmetic issues have been consistently addressed and marked as closed, they represent the most frequent service requests for this property. Additional maintenance needs have included a tree trimming request (for which the service is no longer being accepted) in November 2025, and a sewer cleaning inspection in July 2025, both of which were successfully closed.

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Risk rating

How 931 S Western 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
53rdpercentile

Out of 1139 buildings in this neighborhood, 535 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
63%
No code
violation
37%
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 (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Location

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

Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 37%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

931 S Western Ave event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Aug 17
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation
311 RequestJun 02
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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