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1118 W Garfield Blvd

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20084240260000 3 units · 1913

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in New City
Above average
avg 1.6
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1913
Stories
Building area7,533 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20084240260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Rev William Thompson
Mailing address
1118 W Garfield Blvd

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1118 W Garfield Blvd in Chicago's New City neighborhood is a century-old property built in 1913, currently owned by Rev. William Thompson. The building's recent history (2016-2023) shows relatively minimal major building violations, with only two complaint-driven inspections noted in August 2021, both of which were resolved. The property has experienced several environmental and infrastructure challenges, as evidenced by six service requests in June-August 2025 related to street maintenance issues, including water on the street and garbage cart maintenance needs. These recent infrastructure concerns, all classified as "closed," suggest ongoing maintenance requirements in the immediate vicinity of the property. The building's historical records also show an illegal dumping complaint from 2005, though this is now quite dated. Overall, while the building has maintained compliance with major code violations in recent years, the recent cluster of street maintenance-related service requests may indicate ongoing environmental management challenges in the immediate area.

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Risk rating

How 1118 W Garfield Blvd'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
3rdpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 4063 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
29%
No code
violation
71%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Location

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

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 22.1%
Moderate concern 33.2%
Severe concern 44.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1118 W Garfield Blvd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 11
Pothole in Street Complaint
311 RequestAug 08
Water On Street Complaint

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