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213 W Cermak Rd

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282020060000 3 units · 1891

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Chinatown
At or below average
avg 1.4
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Chinatown average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1891
Stories
Building area3,270 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282020060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Chinese Free Masons
Mailing address
211 W Cermak Rd #2Nd

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 132-year-old building at 213 W Cermak Rd in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, owned by the Chinese Free Masons, has experienced several noteworthy events over the past seven years. The building has one unresolved building code violation from September 2019 related to a periodic routine inspection, which warrants attention given its lengthy outstanding status. The property has generated a total of eight service requests under the current ownership, with the most recent four instances being specifically related to graffiti removal between August 2024 and September 2025, all of which were successfully resolved. Additionally, there is an open consumer fraud complaint from December 2024 that remains unresolved as of the latest data. The building's records indicate limited construction or improvement activity, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years. While the total number of violations and service requests is relatively low for a building of this age and size, the presence of both unresolved building code violations and service requests related to consumer fraud and graffiti removal suggests there are areas of maintenance and community relations that require ongoing attention.

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Risk rating

How 213 W Cermak Rd'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
12thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 279 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
39%
No code
violation
61%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 29.2%
Moderate concern 56.5%
Severe concern 14.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

213 W Cermak Rd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 21
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestJul 03
Graffiti Removal Request

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