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3813 N Bernard St

Irving Park, Chicago IL 60618 13232120140000 3 units · 1910

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. 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 Irving Park
Above average
avg 0.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Irving Park average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1910
Stories
Building area3,349 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13232120140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2142 N Maplewood Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3813 N Bernard St in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood is a century-old structure owned by Andrew Bruss through two parcels. The property's recent history, while limited in documented incidents, shows some areas of concern. Most notably, there is an unresolved building code violation from November 2023 stemming from a complaint-driven inspection, which represents the only documented building violation in the past seven years. The property has recorded two 311 service requests in the past seven years, though the records suggest a discrepancy with the owner's total service requests showing nine. The two documented 311 service incidents include a closely dated vicious animal complaint from July 2025 (which is now closed) and a tree trim request from October 2024 (which was not accepted during its submission). Given the age of the building and the relatively sparse history of documented complaints and violations, it appears the property has maintained a generally stable condition over recent years, though the unresolved 2023 code violation merits attention in terms of current building standards compliance.

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Risk rating

How 3813 N Bernard St'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
17thpercentile

Out of 3714 buildings in this neighborhood, 3083 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
52%
No code
violation
48%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.0%
Moderate concern 41.5%
Severe concern 6.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3813 N Bernard St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 11
Vicious Animal Complaint
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