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201 W 23Rd Chicago

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282130260000 8 units · 1888

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chinatown — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.4
14
FewerMore

This building has 14 building violations (7y), above the Chinatown average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1888
Stories
Building area15,000 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282130260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 825

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 201 W 23rd Street building in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood is an 8-unit, 135-year-old structure currently owned by Lee and holds a substantial record of maintenance and safety concerns. The most pressing current issues are four open complaint-driven building code violations from July 2025, as well as an unresolved complaint-driven violation from June 2022. The building's violation and service request history over the past seven years is notable, showing 12 building violations and 52 service requests, with the owner's total records showing 87 service requests across four parcels. A significant environmental concern was documented in March 2025 regarding asbestos, though this was resolved within two weeks. The property has also experienced recurring issues with graffiti, with six removal requests logged in May 2026 alone, along with a stop sign repair request. A historical environmental complaint regarding air pollution was recorded in 1994, though its resolution is not documented in the current records. The concentration of open violations and recent service requests suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in the areas of building safety and prompt upkeep.

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Risk rating

How 201 W 23Rd Chicago'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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
1stpercentile

Out of 319 buildings in this neighborhood, 316 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
13%
No code
violation
87%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 87%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

201 W 23Rd Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 15
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestJul 01
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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