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220 W Alexander St

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282090420000 3 units · 1889

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
Above average
avg 1.4
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Chinatown average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1889
Stories
Building area2,772 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282090420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
226 W 24Th Pl

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

This 3-unit residential building located at 220 W Alexander St in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood was built in 1889 and is currently owned by John and Christine Yon. The property has experienced several notable issues over recent years, with three unresolved building code violations related to periodic routine inspections dating back to 2020, 2021, and 2022. These open violations suggest that there may be ongoing compliance or maintenance concerns that have yet to be addressed. In addition to the building violations, there have been multiple 311 service requests to the city regarding the property, with nine recorded incidents over the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 220 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
16thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 266 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

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.

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 36.8%
Moderate concern 49.6%
Severe concern 13.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

220 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 Mar 14
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestFeb 19
Graffiti Removal Request

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