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3516 W Sunnyside Ave

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13142140200000 6 units · 1921

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Albany Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1921
Stories
Building area5,290 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13142140200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3516 W Sunnyside

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 3516 W Sunnyside Ave in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, owned by Maria Silaghi, was constructed in 1921 and has maintained a relatively modest record of building violations and service requests over the past seven years. The most significant concern is an unresolved building code violation recorded on October 16, 2024, which appears to be complaint-driven in nature. The property has also generated a moderate number of 311 service requests during this period, totaling ten. The most recent requests have primarily concerned tree management, with three requests for tree trimming and planting between October 2025 and March 2026. Notably, four of the recent service requests were information-only calls to 311 City Services, suggesting that residents or the owner were seeking general guidance rather than reporting specific issues. While the number of violations and service requests is not unusually high for a building of this age, the open building code violation from 2024 warrants attention as the most significant current concern on record.

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Risk rating

How 3516 W Sunnyside Ave'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
37thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 1727 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Number of units

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

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3516 W Sunnyside Ave event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Oct 16 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestJun 16
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