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223 W Cermak Rd 5

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282020500000 6 units · 1910

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
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Chinatown average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1910
Stories
Building area5,871 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282020500000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
225 W Cermak Llc
Mailing address
1919 S Louie Pkwy

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AI summary

The six-unit residential building at 223 W Cermak Rd 5 in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood has experienced minimal documented issues in recent years, with only four recorded 311 service requests over the past seven years. All four complaints relate to restaurant-related concerns, with three specifically each filed approximately one month apart between April and May 2024, including one through the Health Department and another through 311 City Services. The most recent complaint was filed in May 2026 regarding restaurant-related issues. All service requests are marked as closed, though the resolution details are not provided in the building record. Given the age of the building (constructed in 1910) and the relatively low number of complaints on record, there are no significant concerns regarding resident safety or experience documented in the recent building history. The property, currently owned by 225 W Cermak LLC, maintains a single parcel designation in city records.

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Risk rating

How 223 W Cermak Rd 5'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
15thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 269 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
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Year built

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 47.5%
Moderate concern 31.0%
Severe concern 21.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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223 W Cermak Rd 5 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 18
Restaurant Complaint

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