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342 E 71St

Grand Crossing, Chicago IL 60619 20223260160000

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 Grand Crossing — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.3
89
FewerMore

This building has 89 building violations (7y), above the Grand Crossing average of 3.3.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1919
Stories2.0
Building area7,776 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)20223260160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10417 Emerald Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 342 E 71st Street in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood is a two-story building constructed in 1919, currently owned by Falcon Calumet Ave Rent. The building's recent history (2024-2025) is particularly notable for a series of unresolved complaint-driven inspections on record from July 2025, marking a concerning pattern of open violations. Between 2024 and 2025, there have been multiple service requests including building violations and sanitation code infractions, all of which have been closed, though it is worth noting that four separate building violations were recorded in this period. Additional incidents include a consumer fraud complaint (November 2025), graffiti removal request (June 2026), and a noise complaint from March 2025 that was determined to be unfounded. The building's documented history also indicates one environmental complaint from 2005 regarding air pollution. While the building has had regular interaction with city services through 311 calls, most of the recent violations and service requests have been resolved, though the current open violations from July 2025 represent the most pressing outstanding issues on record.

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Risk rating

How 342 E 71St'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
11thpercentile

Out of 2750 buildings in this neighborhood, 2448 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

342 E 71St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 06
Building Violation
311 City Services
Building ViolationJul 24
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