Knowledge Base
Tutorials, guides, and videos to using Chicago Cityscape
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Determine historic status of a building in Chicago
Chicago Cityscape incorporates three maps that help researchers identify the historic status of a building in Chicago. (1) City Council-designated landmarks and landmark districts, (2) Chicago Historic Resources Survey buildings, and (3) National Register of Historic Places locations.
Due diligence, Buying a home, Address Snapshot, Historic districts & buildings
Last updated 03/08/2022
Chicago Cityscape's Address Snapshot is a key tool for valuing any property in Cook County prior to purchase. Specifically, you can find comps and nearby property sales, understand the value-add opportunity, identify financial & development incentives, locate nearby development, and see where amenities & community assets are.
Property research, Address Snapshot, Due diligence
Last updated 12/13/2021
Look up flood zones in Illinois
Chicago Cityscape has three flooding-related datasets: Flood hazard areas defined by FEMA, the MWRD indundation area administered by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and the flood susceptibility index calculated by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for the Chicago region.
Property research, Address Snapshot, Due diligence
Last updated 05/05/2021
Transit-served location and TOD explained
Chicago's zoning code has provisions to reduce parking requirements and increase density allowance in certain areas based on proximity to transit.
Due diligence, Property research, Zoning, Address Snapshot, Transit
Last updated 05/05/2021
Address Snapshot overview video
Address Snapshot is the primary feature on Chicago Cityscape, which brings together all of the maps and data about a single address in Illinois. Look up an address now.
Property research, Due diligence, Address Snapshot
Last updated 05/05/2021
Research a home you want to buy
This guide is for people who are actively looking at specific homes they are interested in purchasing, as part of the essential research you should do before putting an offer in.
Due diligence, Buying a home, Address Snapshot
Last updated 05/05/2021