2138 W 21St Pl
Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.
This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lower West Side average of 0.9.
What's in the 2138 W 21St Pl report
| Units | 4 |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1893 |
| Stories | — |
| Building area | 4,462 sq ft |
| Property class | 211 |
| PIN (Cook County parcel) | 17193200280000 |
Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.
Landlord portfolio
Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.
Unlock complete reportThe four-unit residential building at 2138 W 21st Place, located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, is a four-unit structure built in 1893 and currently owned by Eva Galvan. Over the past seven years, the property has recorded a total of seven service requests through the city's 311 system. The most recent activity includes an open request from June 2026 for a blue recycling cart, while the preceding five service requests between March and September 2025 were all successfully addressed and closed, primarily focusing on street light outages in the area. The recycling cart requests in September 2025 and June 2026 are the only ones affecting this particular property directly, while the street light complaints appear to be general neighborhood issues reported through the Alderman's office. The relatively low number of service requests over this extended period suggests a stable building condition, though the presence of multiple street lighting issues in 2025 indicates these were likely neighborhood-wide concerns rather than building-specific problems.
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How 2138 W 21St 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
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.
Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2504 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.
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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.
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2138 W 21St Pl event timeline
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Full data for 2138 W 21St Pl apartments
Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.
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Violations issued by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings against this parcel.
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Building permits issued by the City of Chicago for new construction, alterations, and repairs at this parcel.
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Chicago 311 service requests recorded at this parcel — maintenance complaints and quality-of-life requests.
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Formal environmental enforcement cases brought against this property.
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