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1755 W 18Th St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194100030000 3 units · 1881

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.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lower West Side — not a forecast
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 built1881
Stories
Building area3,396 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194100030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1755 W 18Th Street

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1755 W 18th Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Ofelio Torres, is a two-story structure dating back to 1881. The property has had minimal reported issues over the past seven years, with a total of five 311 service requests recorded during this period. The most recent concerns involve potential health and safety matters, including an ongoing water lead test kit request from March 2025 and a lead inspection request from February 2025, which has since been closed. The building has also experienced some routine maintenance and community-related issues, including a plumbing violation in December 2025, graffiti that required removal in April 2024, and a stray animal complaint in March 2026, all of which have been resolved. While the property has had several service requests, they appear to be relatively few in number, considering its age and urban context, with most being appropriately addressed through normal city services.

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Risk rating

How 1755 W 18Th 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
31stpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2541 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
60%
No code
violation
40%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 40%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1755 W 18Th St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 25
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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