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1641 W 21St St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194250080000 3 units · 1878

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
Units3
Year built1878
Stories
Building area2,760 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194250080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Kix Llc
Mailing address
6942 N Dowagiac Ave

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 1641 W 21st Street in Chicago's Lower West Side is a 145-year-old property currently owned by KIX LLC. The building's recent service request history over the past seven years is relatively limited, with only three documented 311 service requests. The most recent of these, filed in June 2026, is an open request for dead animal pick-up, while a tree emergency reported in June 2025 has been resolved. Additionally, there was a blue recycling cart request that was addressed and closed in October 2024. Given the limited number of service requests and the variety of issues represented, from waste management to tree concerns, the building's maintenance record appears to show only routine municipal service needs rather than any significant building-specific problems. The relatively minor nature of these issues, which have all been addressed through normal city services, suggests no major concerns impacting the resident experience or safety.

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Risk rating

How 1641 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
61stpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 1433 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
70%
No code
violation
30%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Year built

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 56.1%
Moderate concern 22.8%
Severe concern 21.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1641 W 21St St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 13
Dead Animal Pick-Up Request

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