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244 W Alexander St

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282090330000 4 units · 1888

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 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
Units4
Year built1888
Stories
Building area4,620 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282090330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Six Unit Investment
Mailing address
268 W Alexander#1F

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 244 W Alexander St in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, constructed in 1888, is currently owned by Six Unit Investment and has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years. Most concerning is an open building code violation recorded in September 2024 resulting from a complaint-driven inspection, which remains unresolved as of October 2023. The property has generated a total of 16 building violations and 7 service requests through the owner records over the past seven years, though only one building violation and three service requests have been directly attributed to the building itself during this period.

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Risk rating

How 244 W Alexander 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
37thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 200 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
62%
No code
violation
38%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 50.5%
Moderate concern 28.3%
Severe concern 21.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

244 W Alexander St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 11
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestFeb 26
Street Light Out Complaint

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