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2012 W 17Th Chicago

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17193000410000 45 units · 2014

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 Lower West Side — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units45
Year built2014
Stories
Building area52,366 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17193000410000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1805 S Paulina St

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Initial analysis

The 2012 W 17th Street building in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Casa Queretaro, is a 45-unit structure built in 2014 that has experienced several notable maintenance and safety concerns over recent years. The property has undergone periodic routine inspections in both 2021 and 2025, with two violations remaining unresolved as of the latest records. The building's service history from 2024 to 2026 shows a mix of municipal service requests, including one active pothole complaint and one sewer cave-in inspection request from March 2026, both of which could potentially impact resident quality of life. Other recent service requests that have been resolved include reports of stray animals (January 2025), an injured animal (April 2025), and a graffiti removal request (May 2026), though these incidents are generally less concerning than the more recent unresolved violations and ongoing infrastructure issues. The building's total record over the past seven years includes four documented building code violations and eight 311 service requests, with the most significant concerns being the open violations related to periodic routine inspections.

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Risk rating

How 2012 W 17Th 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
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Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 3683 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
10%
No code
violation
90%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 90%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2012 W 17Th Chicago event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Jul 21 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationJul 21
PERIODIC

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