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978 W 19Th St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17204130160000 3 units · 1891

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1891
Stories
Building area4,284 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17204130160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4201 W Irving Park Rd2

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 978 W 19th Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by THE 1742 HAWK LLC, is a 132-year-old property constructed in 1891. The building's recent service history has been relatively minimal over the past seven years, with only three 311 service requests directly related to the property itself, all of which have been focused on municipal tree planting initiatives. These tree-planting requests were submitted in May 2024 (closed) and June 2025 (open), while a water lead test kit request made in May 2024 also remains open. While the property has had multiple service requests (33) filed under its ownership, these appear to be not directly related to the building itself and may pertain to other parcels owned by THE 1742 HAWK LLC. The age of the building and its limited recent service requests suggest either good maintenance practices or potentially underreporting of issues, though the tree-related requests indicate some level of engagement with community infrastructure improvements.

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Risk rating

How 978 W 19Th 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
14thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 3167 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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978 W 19Th St event timeline

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2024
311 Request May 24
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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