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216 E 121St Chicago

West Pullman, Chicago IL 60628 25271210580000 12 units · 1967

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 West Pullman — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.9
64
FewerMore

This building has 64 building violations (7y), above the West Pullman average of 3.9.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1967
Stories
Building area9,624 sq ft
Property class914
PIN (Cook County parcel)25271210580000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
232 E 121St Place 1

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 216 E 121st Street in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, constructed in 1967 and currently owned by Confluent Baric Common, has experienced significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years according to publicly available records. The building has accumulated 64 building violations and 3 service requests over the past seven years, while the owning entity itself has been associated with a more extensive track record including 421 building violations, 42 service requests, and 7 building permits during the same period. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved complaint-driven violations as of January 2023, and two recent sewer-related incidents in August 2024, though these latter requests were marked as closed. An additional tree removal inspection request from February 2026 remains open. The frequency and ongoing nature of building violations, particularly the unresolved status of multiple complaint-driven inspections, suggest potential concerns regarding building maintenance and resident safety, while the relatively low number of building permits issued over this period may indicate limited proactive maintenance or improvements to the property.

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Risk rating

How 216 E 121St 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
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Out of 1015 buildings in this neighborhood, 995 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
20%
No code
violation
80%
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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 80%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

216 E 121St Chicago event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jan 18
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 18
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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