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920 W 19Th St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17204150220000 3 units · 1893

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lower West Side
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
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area3,765 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17204150220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
920 W 19Th St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 920 W 19th Street in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Victor J Krol, has a recorded history dating back to its construction in 1893. The property's documented incident response records from the past seven years show a notable cluster of animal-related service requests in mid-2025 and early-2026, including two reports of injured animals and a nuisance animal complaint, all of which were resolved through normal city service channels. The most recent interactions involve pet wellness checks and a nuisance animal complaint in April 2026. While these incidents have been appropriately addressed through the city's 311 system and reflect responsiveness to community concerns, the frequency of animal-related service requests might indicate an ongoing neighborhood challenge, though it remains unclear whether these incidents are directly related to the building or the surrounding area.

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Risk rating

How 920 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

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
26thpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 2719 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
57%
No code
violation
43%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Building size

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

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 60.6%
Moderate concern 29.0%
Severe concern 10.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

920 W 19Th St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 05
Pet Wellness Check Request
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 05
Nuisance Animal Complaint

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