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2045 W Cermak Rd 1

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17301050070000 3 units · 1912

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lower West Side — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1912
Stories
Building area2,464 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17301050070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2045 W Cermak Rd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 2045 W Cermak Rd 1 in Chicago's Lower West Side is a three-unit residential building owned by Pablo Rios, constructed in 1912. The building's documented service history for the past seven years shows a total of 23 service requests, with the majority related to business and commercial matters. Notably, March 2026 saw three relevant service requests, including two business complaints that were closed and one pushcart food vendor complaint that remains open. Throughout 2025, the property experienced several maintenance and compliance issues, including a graffiti removal request and a finance parking code enforcement review, both of which were resolved through closure. The building also required attention to various signage, as evidenced by a sign repair request made and subsequently closed in June 2025. While the property has had a reasonable number of service requests considering its age and location, the most recent cluster of business-related complaints suggests there may be ongoing concerns worth monitoring, particularly with the open pushcart food vendor complaint from March 2026.

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Risk rating

How 2045 W Cermak Rd 1'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
25thpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 2762 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2045 W Cermak Rd 1 event timeline

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

2024
311 Request May 09
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311 RequestMay 09
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