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1713 S Jefferson St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60616 17213060270000 6 units · 1873

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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
Units6
Year built1873
Stories
Building area4,219 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17213060270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Eliazar Mendoza
Mailing address
1713 S Jefferson

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AI summary

The property at 1713 S Jefferson Street is a 6-unit residential building located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, dating back to 1873 and currently owned by Eliazar Mendoza. Over the past seven years, the building has had 27 documented service requests through the 311 system, with an unusual clustering of activity in early 2026, where five separate incidents were reported between February 14 and March 5, all of which have since been closed. These recent requests include multiple finance and parking code enforcement reviews, a building violation, and an unrelated stray animal complaint. The building's documented history shows minimal engagement with city services outside of these recent occurrences, with only one building permit filed in the past seven years. Given the age of the structure and the relatively low number of building permits issued over this period, this report highlights a concerning recent pattern of code enforcement activities that may warrant further attention, though the specific nature and impact of these violations is not detailed in the publicly available records.

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Risk rating

How 1713 S Jefferson 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
62ndpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 1396 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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Number of units

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

Location

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 49.5%
Moderate concern 40.1%
Severe concern 10.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1713 S Jefferson St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 05
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestMar 05
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review

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