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920 W 71St St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60621 20204290280000 3 units · 1893

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
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,992 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20204290280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 324

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 920 W 71st Street in Englewood, owned by Charles Berry Jr., is a 130-year-old property constructed in 1893. The building's documented history shows minimal activity over the past few years, with only two 311 service requests in the last seven years: one for weed removal in May 2026 and another for tree trimming in January 2025, both of which have been resolved. Looking further back, in January 2010, the property faced two administrative hearing violations under the municipal code related to property maintenance, with fines of $200 each for non-compliance. While both these violations were designated as "closed" in the system, their initial citations warrant attention to the property's past regulatory challenges. Notably, there have been no recorded 311 service requests or building code violations in the most recent thirteen years, which may suggest improved property maintenance or reduced service needs, though this should be interpreted with caution given the property's age and history.

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Risk rating

How 920 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
32ndpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 3355 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
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

920 W 71St St event timeline

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

2010
Environmental Enforcement Jan 08 Serious
13-32-125 (1B)
CLOSED
Environmental EnforcementJan 08
13-32-125 (2C)

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