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1800 S Throop St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17203130320000 5 units · 1891

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lower West Side — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
7
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1891
Stories
Building area8,280 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17203130320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2436 W Bloomingdale Av

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 1800 S Throop St in Chicago's Lower West Side, constructed in 1891 and currently owned by Mark Falanga, has experienced several noteworthy issues over recent years. Most concerning are the seven open unresolved violations recorded in November 2022 related to Periodic Routine Inspections, which suggest ongoing compliance issues that have not yet been addressed. The building's maintenance history shows limited improvement, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years, a stark contrast to the 11 permits associated with the owner across eight total parcels. The property has been the subject of 59 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with a significant cluster of these (six out of seven recent requests between April and June 2026) specifically addressing pothole issues in the street surrounding the building, though these external infrastructure concerns are separate from the building's condition. Historical records indicate environmental concerns from 2005, including complaints related to toxic hazardous materials and air pollution, though these are now quite dated. While the street maintenance issues are being addressed through 311 requests, the building's unresolved inspection violations warrant attention as they represent the most significant current concern regarding the property's condition and compliance status.

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Risk rating

How 1800 S Throop 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

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
1stpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 3646 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
24%
No code
violation
76%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 76%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1800 S Throop St event timeline

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

2022
Building Violation Nov 29 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationNov 29
PERIODIC

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