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2800 S Wells St

Armour Square, Chicago IL 60616 17284170130000 3 units · 1893

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 Armour Square
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Armour Square average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area4,520 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17284170130000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
550 W 44Th St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2800 S Wells Street in Chicago's Armour Square neighborhood, owned by K B 18 LLC, has been in operation since 1893 and has generated a total of 14 service requests through the city's 311 system over the past seven years. The most recent documented issues, spanning from 2025 to mid-2026, include multiple rodent-related incidents, with rat complaints recorded in both June and September 2025, indicating a recurring pest control challenge. The building's maintenance history shows attention to various urban infrastructure matters, with requests for snow and ice removal (January 2026), a tree emergency (December 2025), street pothole repair (May 2026), and garbage cart maintenance (July 2025), all of which have been successfully closed. While these service requests have been addressed by the appropriate city departments, the frequency of rodent-related complaints suggests an ongoing concern that has required multiple interventions over the monitoring period.

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Risk rating

How 2800 S Wells 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
36thpercentile

Out of 508 buildings in this neighborhood, 325 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 47.2%
Moderate concern 29.1%
Severe concern 23.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2800 S Wells St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 09
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 11
Pothole in Street Complaint

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