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1718 W 71St St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20194290380000 2 units · 1925

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 Englewood — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1925
Stories
Building area2,484 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20194290380000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1718 W 71St St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1718 W 71st Street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, owned by Monica Lara and constructed in 1925, has experienced several notable events over the past several years. The most significant cluster of issues occurred between March and August 2025, with multiple sanitation code violations reported in March (three separate incidents) and another one in August, along with a rodent complaint in March and a nuisance animal complaint in September of the same year. These sanitation-related incidents suggest recurring challenges with waste management or cleanliness in and around the property. More recently, in April 2026, there was a request for a blue recycling cart, which was successfully closed. The building's service request history shows a total of 18 recorded incidents over the past seven years, with 13 of those directly linked to the property address itself, though many of these requests appear to be routine municipal service matters rather than urgent maintenance or safety concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1718 W 71St 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
90thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 493 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
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

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Lot size

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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 36%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1718 W 71St St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 05
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 25
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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