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2523 S Claremont Ave

Lower West Side, Chicago IL 60608 17301210190000 3 units · 1888

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lower West Side
Above average
avg 0.9
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Lower West Side average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,689 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17301210190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2151 W Coulter St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2523 S Claremont Ave, owned by Maricela Reno, is a 1888 structure located in Chicago's Lower West Side neighborhood. The property has experienced a notable number of unresolved legal issues, with seven building violations documented over the past seven years, including six complaint-driven inspections and one permit-related inspection in September 2020, which remain open as of the latest records. This building has also recorded a significant environmental concern back in September 2005 involving hazardous materials, though it's unclear if this incident had any lasting impact. The property has generated a total of five 311 service requests in the past seven years, all of which have been resolved. The most recent issues, all related to alley infrastructure, included a light outage and two pothole complaints between 2024 and 2025, all of which were addressed by the Department of Transportation.

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Risk rating

How 2523 S Claremont 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

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
8thpercentile

Out of 3674 buildings in this neighborhood, 3380 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
38%
No code
violation
62%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Township: Lake View

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 32.4%
Moderate concern 60.9%
Severe concern 6.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2523 S Claremont Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request May 08
Alley Light Out Complaint
CDOT - Department of Transportation
311 RequestJan 18
Alley Pothole Complaint

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