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227 W Alexander St

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282110180000 6 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
0
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1888
Stories
Building area5,396 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282110180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Edmund H Moy
Mailing address
2938 S Wells St

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 227 W Alexander St in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, owned by Edmund H Moy, has been in existence since 1888 and has generated seven 311 service requests over the past year. The most recent cluster of issues between March and May 2026 has primarily centered around garbage management, with three separate requests for garbage cart maintenance in April and May, though these have since been resolved. Notably, there were three parking code enforcement reviews conducted by the Finance Department in March 2026, all of which have been closed. One service request remains outstanding as of the latest records - a sign repair request submitted on March 29, 2026, which is currently marked as "Open". While the building has a relatively low number of service requests for its age and unit count, it's worth noting that the majority of recent issues have been related to property maintenance and parking enforcement.

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Risk rating

How 227 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
44thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 178 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
66%
No code
violation
34%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 40.1%
Moderate concern 43.5%
Severe concern 16.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

227 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 May 19
Garbage Cart Maintenance
311 RequestApr 21
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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