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1659 E 85Th Chicago

Avalon Park, Chicago IL 60617 20363180220000 12 units · 1926

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 Avalon Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Avalon Park average of 3.1.

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
Units12
Year built1926
Stories
Building area9,148 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20363180220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 17379

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 1659 E 85th Street in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood has been under the ownership of CTLTC 0001112739 since its construction in 1926. The property has generated a total of five 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent occurring in March 2026 during a period of winter weather. The majority of these requests have been related to seasonal maintenance issues, including two tree-related matters (one trim request and one debris clean-up), an uncleared sidewalk complaint during a snow event, and a finance parking code enforcement review in May 2024. All service requests have been officially closed, and notably, there have been no recorded complaints or service requests relating to building safety systems or structural concerns, which suggests that major systems may be functioning adequately. The property appears to have experienced routine seasonal challenges typical of its age and location, with no significant patterns of maintenance or safety issues emerging from the available data.

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Risk rating

How 1659 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
10thpercentile

Out of 256 buildings in this neighborhood, 230 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

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 78%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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