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1746 W Cermak Rd

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17194280300000 2 units · 1891

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area2,496 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17194280300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1746 W Cermak Rd

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Initial analysis

The property at 1746 W Cermak Rd is a two-unit building located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, owned by Francisco Yanez and constructed in 1891. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows a total of 24 service requests through the city's 311 system, with all but one of these recent requests being concentrated in a particularly active period for this property. Between May 25 and June 10 of 2026, there were seven consecutive reports of potholes in the street adjacent to the property, all of which remain unresolved as of the latest data review. While the building itself has not generated any internal service requests in this timeframe, the repeated nature of these street-related complaints, all currently marked as open, indicates an ongoing infrastructure issue in the immediate vicinity that may affect resident access and experience. The concentrated nature of these recent complaints, all filed through the Alderman's office or as standard street complaints, suggests a systematic issue with street maintenance in this section of Cermak Road.

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Risk rating

How 1746 W Cermak Rd'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
77thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 847 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
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 25%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2025
311 Request Aug 03
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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