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3725 W Montrose Ave

Irving Park, Chicago IL 60618 13143050010000 6 units · 1919

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 Irving Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Irving Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1919
Stories
Building area6,424 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13143050010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3725 W Montrose

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 3725 W Montrose Ave in Irving Park, owned by Chan Cho, has been through a series of recent challenges and compliance issues. Built in 1919, the property has experienced several notable events in the past year requiring attention to building codes and municipal services. Most significantly, in January 2023, the building underwent a cluster of complaint-driven inspections that resulted in five code violations, though all were subsequently resolved. More recently, the property has been the subject of multiple sanitation concerns and street maintenance issues, with two sanitation code violations and two pothole complaints filed in May and June 2026, three of which remain open as of now. The building's record over the past seven years shows a total of five building violations, 44 service requests, and only one building permit issued, suggesting relatively minimal construction activity compared to the number of service interactions. While the January 2023 violations were resolved, the pattern of recent sanitation and infrastructure complaints indicates ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges in the property’s immediate vicinity.

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Risk rating

How 3725 W Montrose 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
2ndpercentile

Out of 3731 buildings in this neighborhood, 3656 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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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 77%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3725 W Montrose Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 13
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestJun 11
Sanitation Code Violation

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