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1811 W 21St St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194230200000 2 units · 1887

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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
Units2
Year built1887
Stories
Building area1,995 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194230200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
1811 21St Street Llc
Mailing address
2047 W Thomas St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 1811 W 21st Street in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, owned by 1811 21ST STREET LLC, has been in operation since 1887. The property has had a total of six documented service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with the most recent three incidents occurring within the same year (2025) and featuring two consecutive snow-related complaints regarding uncleared sidewalks in December and November 2025. The building's other documented incidents include a building violation in June 2025, a street pothole complaint in May 2025, a street cleaning request in October 2024, and a blue recycling cart issue in August 2024. While the total number of service requests is relatively low for a residential property of this age, it's worth noting that three of the six documented incidents have occurred within the same year (2025), with two of those being related to winter maintenance issues.

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Risk rating

How 1811 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

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
81stpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 698 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
74%
No code
violation
26%
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.

Year built

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

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 69.5%
Moderate concern 20.5%
Severe concern 10.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1811 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 Dec 09
Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint
311 RequestNov 30
Snow – Uncleared Sidewalk Complaint

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