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12217 S Halsted St

West Pullman, Chicago IL 60628 25281240070000 4 units · 1928

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 West Pullman — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Pullman average of 3.9.

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
Units4
Year built1928
Stories
Building area2,600 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)25281240070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1891 169Th Pl

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 12217 South Halsted Street in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, owned by Irish H Taylor, has been standing since 1928. The property has experienced several notable issues over the years, with the most recent and recurring problem being street lighting, as evidenced by three documented street light complaints between late 2024 and 2025, with one complaint still currently open since October 2024. An injured animal report was filed and closed in December 2024. The building's environmental history shows a significant cluster of illegal dumping incidents in September 1997, with four separate work orders issued within a two-week period, followed by an additional illegal dumping complaint in November 1997. More recently, in July 2008, the property was subject to two administrative code violations with $300 fines each, though both cases were closed. This building's documented history presents a pattern of street lighting issues in recent years, while earlier environmental concerns were primarily focused on illegal dumping activities in the late 1990s.

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Risk rating

How 12217 S Halsted 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
18thpercentile

Out of 1015 buildings in this neighborhood, 832 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
42%
No code
violation
58%
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.

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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 58%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

12217 S Halsted St event timeline

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

2008
Environmental Enforcement Jul 22 Serious
11-4-2180A
CLOSED
Environmental EnforcementJul 22
7-28-080

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