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818 W 54Th St

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20084220330000 3 units · 1906

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 New City — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the New City average of 1.5.

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 built1906
Stories
Building area3,872 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20084220330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
818 W 54Th St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 818 W 54th Street in the New City neighborhood, owned by Deborah Waldbaum, is a century-old property dating back to 1906. Over the past seven years, there have been three documented 311 service requests associated with the property, all of which have been resolved. The most recent incident, recorded in February 2026, involved an abandoned vehicle complaint handled by the Department of Streets and Sanitation. Prior to that, in August 2025, there was a tree emergency situation, and in July 2024, the building's management reported an injured animal incident to 311 City Services. While these incidents demonstrate responsiveness to community issues, none of the reported events directly reflect on the habitable conditions or safety of the building itself. With only three service requests in seven years, the frequency of such incidents appears relatively low, though it's worth noting that the most recent service request dates extend into the future for this hypothetical scenario.

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Risk rating

How 818 W 54Th 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

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
22ndpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 3274 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
54%
No code
violation
46%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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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 46%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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818 W 54Th St event timeline

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2023
311 Request Mar 29
Sanitation Code Violation
Alderman

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