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1201 W 71St St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20291040300000 6 units · 1911

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1911
Stories
Building area5,625 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20291040300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7042 S Throop St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

This six-unit residential building at 1201 W 71st Street in Englewood, owned by Theodore Johnson, has been standing since 1911. The property has undergone minimal official modifications in the past seven years, with only one building permit filed during this period. The building's service request history shows an unusually high volume of 311 calls, totaling 48 requests, with the most notable cluster occurring around April 2026, when multiple reports regarding dead animals and an injured animal were submitted and subsequently resolved. Additional 311 requests include two graffiti removal requests (October and November 2025) and a stray animal complaint (November 2025). While the 311 service request volume is significant, it's worth noting that many of these incidents (especially the animal-related cases) may not directly reflect on the building's condition or management. Looking back further in history, there was one documented environmental complaint from March 1993 regarding hazardous materials, though there are no records of its resolution or any related incidents in the subsequent thirty years.

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Risk rating

How 1201 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
10thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 4441 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
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 68%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1201 W 71St St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jul 30
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
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