2201-2229 South Halsted Street, Chicago
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Quick answers
- Does 2201-2229 South Halsted Street have open permits or code violations?
- Chicago Department of Buildings lists 29 permits, 12 not closed, and 42 violations, 16 open.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Cook County?
- $832,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
- What natural disasters is 2201-2229 South Halsted Street at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively moderate overall, with elevated tornado and inland flooding risk.
Permits and code violations
12 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 16 open violations.
- Permit – express permit program Jun 2026Active
Repair/replacement affecting 1 systems : 2 rooftop packaged unit(carrier, 48k5gf60-3-6aop2so, roof top) . electrical work under this permit = no . locations: 0 residential unit(s), 1 non-residential unit(s), exterior work, roof top.
- Permit – express permit program Dec 2024Complete
Low voltage/communication electrical work. install security. specific location: seiu healthcare.
- Permit – express permit program Aug 2022Complete
**fire alarm permit**fire alarm - job 15280 - installation of fire alarm devices in an existing fire alarm system conduit by others
- Permit - renovation/alteration Jun 2022Complete
Self-cert 2019 cbrc: interior alterations in an existing office building on the 2nd floor, new phone rooms & conference room, for a single office tenant, as per plans. (occupancy b; type iiia construction)
- Permit - renovation/alteration Jul 2021Expired
Self-cert 2019 cbrc: interior alterations in existing office space on the 1st floor, for a single office tenant, as per plans. (occupancy b; type iiia construction)
- Permit - renovation/alteration Feb 2021Complete
Self-cert 2019 cbrc: interior alterations to existing office space on the 1st and 2nd floor for a single tenant, as per plans. (occupancy group b; type iiia construction)
- Permit - renovation/alteration Apr 2020Complete
Self-cert project: interior alterations to existing office space, floor 2, for a single tenant as per plans. (no change in use)
- Permit - easy permit process Sep 2019
Tuckpointing 250 sqft & downspout repacement on east elevation only
- Permit – express permit program Mar 2019Complete
Add two receptacles to existing circuits for new tvs.
- Permit - easy permit process Sep 2017
Parapet wall repairs. approx 125 sq.ft. all work same as existing. no structural work. subject to field inspections.
- Permit - renovation/alteration Aug 2017Complete
Interior alterations to existing office space (floors 1-3) for a single tenant as per plans.
- Permit - signs Jan 2013
5" uppercase 3/8" thick aluminum letters painted black and pin mounted to front of steel canapy
Chicago Department of Buildings
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
Highest for this area: tornado, inland flooding, cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Leaking fuel tanks
10 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Halsted Cermak, Llc, 2229 South Halsted Street (100 ft), open. 3 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
800 ft
Bnsf Cermak Paseo Segment 8 and 4 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
850 ft
Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete Chinatown and 16 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Moderate
Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
1,100 ft
Walsh Elem School (1,100 ft), Joseph Jungman Magnet Elem School (2,950 ft), Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad (3,150 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
7.1 mi
Chicago Midway (MDW). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$832,750
Cook County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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- 45%
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What's worth checking in person before deciding.
- Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
- Ask specifically where you'd park: is there paid city parking, who currently holds it, what the permit costs, and how long the waitlist is.
- Ask for the latest maintenance bill from a winter month, not a summer one: that's where the real cost of living there shows up.
- Schedule a viewing on a weekday too, between 6:00 and 7:30 PM, the window when the building is busiest: neighbors, parking, elevator.
- Look at the stairwell (cleanliness, smell) and the association's notice board: unpaid dues, conflicts, recent decisions.
- Knock on a neighboring door and ask two things: what bothers them most often, and what work is planned for the building.
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