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1634 W 68Th St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20194060420000 4 units · 1926

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Englewood — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
21
FewerMore

This building has 21 building violations (7y), above the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1926
Stories
Building area4,626 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20194060420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7833 S Hoyne Ave

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Initial analysis

The 1634 W 68th Street property in Englewood is a 4-unit residential building constructed in 1926, currently owned by Jack P. Smith. The building's recent history (over the past seven years) shows concerning patterns, with a total of 21 recorded building code violations and 13 service requests through the city's 311 system. Of particular note, there are seven unresolved building code violations from March 2026 and two unresolved violations from November 2024, all of which were triggered by complaint-driven inspections. The 311 service request records indicate recurring issues with animal-related incidents, including three reports of vicious animals and one nuisance animal complaint between 2025 and 2026, suggesting ongoing concerns about neighborhood pets or wildlife. The property has also experienced two garbage cart maintenance issues (January 2025 and April 2026) and a sign repair request for a "Do Not Enter" sign in December 2025, though these matters have been resolved. While the building has received only two building permits in this seven-year period, the significant number of unresolved code violations and repeated service requests warrants attention as these may affect resident safety and quality of living.

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Risk rating

How 1634 W 68Th 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
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Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 4737 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
23%
No code
violation
77%
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.

Building size

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

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 risk forecast
High failure risk 77%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1634 W 68Th St event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Mar 26 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 26
COMPLAINT

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