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2037 W 18Th Pl

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17193090100000 3 units · 1903

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lower West Side
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,381 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17193090100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2037 W 18Th Pl

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2037 W 18th Place in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Maria Montenegro, has experienced several notable incidents over the past two years, with a particular cluster of issues in 2024. The century-old property, constructed in 1903, has recorded six distinct code violation incidents between April and July 2024 alone, including two separate instances of unauthorized construction work and a sanitation code violation. The building's most recent service requests, from early 2025, involved external maintenance issues such as tree trimming and a complaint about an open fire hydrant, both of which have since been resolved. While the frequency of violations in 2024 is concerning, it's worth noting that all reported service requests from both the current and previous owner have been marked as closed, indicating at least formal resolution to these complaints.

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Risk rating

How 2037 W 18Th Pl'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
22ndpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 2866 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
55%
No code
violation
45%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 47.8%
Moderate concern 38.7%
Severe concern 13.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2037 W 18Th Pl event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Apr 16
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)
311 RequestJan 31
Open Fire Hydrant Complaint

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