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1801 S Laflin St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17203100010000 6 units · 1891

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lower West Side
Above average
avg 0.9
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1891
Stories
Building area7,500 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17203100010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Carlos Gutierrez
Mailing address
1801 S Laflin

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 1801 S Laflin Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Carlos Gutierrez, is a 132-year-old structure built in 1891. The property has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, with three sets of unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations in July 2019 that remain open as of October 2023. The building's record also shows 18 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, though most of these are not directly related to the building's condition or habitability. These requests include four tree trim requests and two abandoned vehicle complaints in late 2025, as well as a graffiti removal request in early 2026. The building has had only one building permit issued in the past seven years, which may indicate limited recent maintenance or improvements. While the 311 service requests have been addressed and marked as closed, the persistence of the open building code violations from 2019 suggests there may be ongoing issues that have not been resolved through the city's inspection process.

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Risk rating

How 1801 S Laflin 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
1stpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 3637 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
20%
No code
violation
80%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 13.9%
Moderate concern 48.4%
Severe concern 37.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1801 S Laflin St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 21
Graffiti Removal Request

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