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1645 E 85Th Chicago

Avalon Park, Chicago IL 60617 20363180200000 20 units · 1926

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Avalon Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.1
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Avalon Park average of 3.1.

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Initial analysis

The 20-unit residential building at 1645 E 85th Street in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood, owned by Archer Investment Co, has been experiencing persistent building maintenance issues over the past several years. Since 2018, the property has accumulated a total of six building code violations, with a concerning cluster of five unresolved complaint-driven violations recorded in June 2025, and one additional unresolved violation from June 2023. The property has also generated 13 service requests through the 311 system during this period, with the most recent being a plumbing violation in August 2026. Of the previous service requests, three were related to plumbing violations, while the rest were classified as general building violations. Notably, several of these violations and service requests from 2023 and 2025 appear to have been addressed or closed, except for the most recent plumbing violation from August 2026, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges.

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Building characteristics
Units20
Year built1926
Stories—
Building area15,308 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20363180200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
P O Box 19342

Landlord portfolio

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Risk rating

How 1645 E 85Th Chicago'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
6thpercentile

Out of 256 buildings in this neighborhood, 241 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
15%
No code
violation
85%
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.

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 85%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1645 E 85Th Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Aug 03
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestFeb 24
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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