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2041 W 21St St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17193210070000 4 units · 1886

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
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1886
Stories
Building area3,416 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17193210070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2041 W 21St St

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 2041 W 21st St in the Lower West Side, owned by Daniel Genoveva Guerre, has an extensive history dating back to its 1886 construction. The property currently has multiple unresolved issues that warrant attention, most notably six open building code violations from October 2021 that resulted from complaint-driven inspections. This pattern of ongoing compliance issues is concerning, particularly as these violations have remained open for over two years. The building's 311 service request history from the past seven years shows a mix of concerns, with two open Water Lead Test Kit Requests from August and November 2025, suggesting potential water quality concerns. While there have been some resolved issues, including a completed Garbage Cart Maintenance request in October 2025 and a Fly Dumping Complaint in April 2025, the continuing nature of both code violations and water testing requests indicates there are still unresolved issues affecting the property. The building's violation and service request history suggests ongoing maintenance and safety concerns that prospective tenants should be aware of.

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Risk rating

How 2041 W 21St 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

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, 3609 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2041 W 21St St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 30
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestAug 29
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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