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6638 N Damen Chicago

West Ridge, Chicago IL 60645 11313020310000 20 units · 1957

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 Ridge — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the West Ridge average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units20
Year built1957
Stories
Building area10,230 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)11313020310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4507 N Austin

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Initial analysis

The 20-unit residential building at 6638 N Damen in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, owned by Angela Stroe, has been in operation since 1957. The property currently shows multiple areas of concern, with three open building code violations resulting from complaint-driven inspections in late 2025, as well as an additional similar violation recorded in December 2019 that remains unresolved. The building's service record over the past seven years includes nine 311 service requests, with a notable cluster of incidents in 2025, including complaints about garbage cart maintenance, missed garbage pickups, and two animal-related incidents (both nuisance and injured animals). The property has also generated routine service requests, such as a July 2025 building violation report, though the nature of these violations is not specified in the records. While some service requests have been resolved, the persistence of multiple open building violations and the frequency of service calls related to waste management and animal issues suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and resident services.

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Risk rating

How 6638 N Damen 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
4thpercentile

Out of 3126 buildings in this neighborhood, 3001 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
23%
No code
violation
77%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Lot size

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 77%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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6638 N Damen Chicago event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Nov 21 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationNov 21
COMPLAINT

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