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3234 N Laramie Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13213260380000 6 units · 1927

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Portage Park
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1927
Stories
Building area4,116 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13213260380000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Vidhu V Thomas
Mailing address
21005 Stone Mill Ct

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AI summary

The six-unit residential building at 3234 N Laramie Ave in the Portage Park neighborhood, constructed in 1927 and owned by Vidhu V Thomas, has had notable recent activity regarding municipal service requests over the past seven years. The property has generated 42 service requests in total, with a significant concentration of issues related to fly dumping, particularly evident in the three-month period from November 2025 to March 2026, during which four such complaints were filed. Additional maintenance concerns include street light functionality, as evidenced by a December 2025 complaint, and signage issues, with two sign repair requests filed in 2025, one of which remains open as of the latest record. While the building has experienced these recurring environmental and maintenance issues, it's worth noting there has been only one building violation recorded in the past seven years, suggesting relative compliance with major building codes, though this should be interpreted with caution given the limited scope of the available data.

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Risk rating

How 3234 N Laramie 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
38thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2424 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
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Number of units

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Number of rooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 48.2%
Moderate concern 39.8%
Severe concern 12.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3234 N Laramie Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 03
Fly Dumping Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 08
Fly Dumping Complaint

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