1700 W Cermak Rd
This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.
This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.
What's in the 1700 W Cermak Rd report
| Units | 5 |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1896 |
| Stories | — |
| Building area | 7,489 sq ft |
| Property class | 212 |
| PIN (Cook County parcel) | 17194280470000 |
Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.
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Unlock complete reportThe property at 1700 W Cermak Rd is a 5-unit residential building located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, owned by Daniel Resendiz and constructed in 1896. The building has a significant number of unresolved issues requiring attention, with eight open building code violations related to Periodic Routine Inspections as of April 2025. This pattern of ongoing compliance concerns spans multiple years, with the same number of building violations recorded over the past seven years. Additionally, the property has generated numerous municipal service requests, totaling 31 under the current ownership, with the most recent requests in 2026 including a currently open pothole complaint and several other maintenance issues such as graffiti removal and rodent control that have been addressed. While some infrastructure problems like potholes have been resolved in recent months, the presence of multiple open building code violations from 2025 suggests ongoing regulatory compliance challenges that remain unaddressed. The building's violation and service request history suggests a pattern of maintenance issues requiring ongoing attention, though it's worth noting that not all service requests may directly relate to the building's internal conditions, as some pertain to public infrastructure or external surroundings.
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How 1700 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
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.
Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 3160 are predicted to be safer.
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1700 W Cermak Rd event timeline
Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.
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Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.
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Violations issued by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings against this parcel.
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Building permits issued by the City of Chicago for new construction, alterations, and repairs at this parcel.
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Chicago 311 service requests recorded at this parcel — maintenance complaints and quality-of-life requests.
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Formal environmental enforcement cases brought against this property.
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