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256 W 23Rd Pl 2Nd

Chinatown, Chicago IL 60616 17282130300000 2 units · 1890

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
Units2
Year built1890
Stories
Building area2,324 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17282130300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4417 S Troy St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 256 West 23rd Place in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood is an 1890 construction currently owned by Thomas & Wen Huang. The property has maintained an impressive record of minimal service requests over the past seven years, with only two documented 311 reports during this period. Both of these recent requests, dated June and August 2025, are for tree planting initiatives and remain in open status. Given the building's age and history, it's noteworthy that there have been no recorded complaints or service requests related to building safety, maintenance, or resident services in the past seven years, suggesting the property has been reasonably well-maintained, though the recent tree planting requests indicate the owners are actively engaged in improving the property's external environment.

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Risk rating

How 256 W 23Rd Pl 2Nd'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
69thpercentile

Out of 317 buildings in this neighborhood, 98 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Location

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Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 66.4%
Moderate concern 21.8%
Severe concern 11.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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256 W 23Rd Pl 2Nd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 04
Tree Planting Request
311 RequestJun 07
Tree Planting Request

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