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1903 S Halsted St

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17213130020000 4 units · 1882

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.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1882
Stories
Building area1,836 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17213130020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1831 S Halsted St

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The registered property at 1903 S Halsted St, located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood, is a 4-unit building constructed in 1882 currently owned by PI. The building's recent history, particularly over the past seven years, shows a concerning pattern of violations and complaints, with a total of 46 building violations recorded, along with 4 environmental complaints and 2 environmental enforcement actions. The property has experienced minimal infrastructure maintenance activity during this period, with only 2 building permits issued and 2 service requests documented. The owner's broader real estate portfolio shows significant activity, with 557 service requests and 20 building permits filed across 63 total parcels, though these figures represent multiple properties rather than solely this building. Recent service requests from 2025 include a fly dumping complaint and a graffiti removal request, both of which have been resolved. Given the age of the building and its documented violations, combined with the limited recent permit activity, the property appears to be maintaining basic operations while facing ongoing compliance challenges, though the building's total unit count and condition cannot be fully assessed based solely on these records.

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Risk rating

How 1903 S Halsted 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
30thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2578 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
60%
No code
violation
40%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 40%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1903 S Halsted St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jan 24
Building Violation
Fire
311 RequestJan 18
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