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2210 S Damen Ave

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17301050490000 2 units · 1898

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1898
Stories
Building area2,304 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17301050490000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2126 W 19Th St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2210 S Damen Ave, owned by Brian Butler, is a 125-year-old property located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood. The building's recent history from the past seven years shows a concerning pattern of maintenance issues, particularly in 2025, when there were multiple graffiti incidents requiring removal (five occurrences in total) between June and November, all of which have been documented as closed. Additionally, there was one documented sanitation code violation in May 2025, and a garbage cart maintenance issue in September 2025, both of which were also resolved. The property has had 13 service requests in the past seven years, with the owner receiving a total of 21 service requests across both of their parcels during this period. While all reported issues have been addressed and marked as closed, the frequency of graffiti incidents and sanitation-related problems in 2025 stands out as the most significant recent trend in the building's maintenance record.

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Risk rating

How 2210 S Damen Ave'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
52ndpercentile

Out of 3683 buildings in this neighborhood, 1768 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2210 S Damen Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request May 15
Sanitation Code Violation
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