As of Aug 28, 2026, the court appointed a receiver over the building — Case 2025 CH 10558.
The Fulton BuildingEast Garfield Park · Chicago
The record · Department of Buildings

The code-violation record.

From the City of Chicago Building Violations database — search “2701 W Fulton” at data.cityofchicago.org to verify any line. Ninety violations on record; sixty-four opened during the loan period, each still open, each wave inspected by DOB inspector BL00904.

90
Violations on record
City Building Violations database
64
Open
All opened since the 2020 loan
BL00904
DOB inspector
Every recent inspection wave
The major open items

Roof, walls, stairs, wiring, fire safety.

The headline items, by citation wave. Most leases here make the tenant responsible for the interior but expressly except the roof, exterior walls, and structural foundations — those are the owner's duty.

IRepair the roofWater-rotted roof deckCited 04.29.2024Open
IIInterior stair systemFall hazard · structural engineer's report requiredCited 04.29.2024Open
IIIExit & emergency lightingNo-permit wiring · defective outlets — twelve electrical violationsCited 10.22.2024Open
IVRepair exterior wallMasonry structural assessment requiredCited 01.09.2025Open
VFire-rated stair enclosuresBreached furnace-room enclosures · missing Class B doorsCited 01.09.2025Open
VIPlumbingDownspout / waste-vent defectsCited 01.09.2025Open
VIIUnpermitted change of useBusiness to Assembly, unapprovedCited 04.11.2026Open

A clean gap from 2013 to April 2024 — the deterioration tracks the owner's distress, not a chronically-cited building. On Sept 3, 2026 the Fire Department evacuated the building over a carbon-monoxide alarm; gas was shut off.

This page lists the major items by wave; the complete line-by-line record (all 90 citations) is in the City's database — search “2701 W Fulton” at data.cityofchicago.org. A full transcription for this page is in progress.