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2023 S Racine Ave

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17204280100000 2 units · 1872

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1872
Stories
Building area2,610 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17204280100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7217 S Avers Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2023 S Racine Ave in Chicago's Lower West Side, owned by Leonel Rodriguez, has a significant history dating back to its 1872 construction. The property currently shows one building code violation from July 2019 related to a complaint-driven inspection that remains unresolved as of October 2023. In terms of service requests to the city, there have been 12 recorded for the building over the past seven years, with the most recent cluster of activity occurring in early 2026. This recent activity includes three animal-related incidents (two dead animals and one injured animal), a graffiti removal request, and two building-related violations, one of which remains open (a sign repair request). Notably, there appears to be an inconsistency in record keeping, as the total service requests for the owner are listed as 29, which exceeds the total number of documented 311 service requests available for review. While the building's maintenance record shows some attention to various issues (as evidenced by multiple service requests), the presence of an unresolved building code violation from 2019 and relatively recent sanitation code violation (February 2026) may warrant attention.

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Risk rating

How 2023 S Racine Ave'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
42ndpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2136 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
65%
No code
violation
35%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

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.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 35%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2023 S Racine Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 17
Building Violation
311 RequestFeb 17
Sanitation Code Violation

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