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3012 W Belmont Ave

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13243200360000 4 units · 1888

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Avondale — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Avondale average of 0.6.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1888
Stories
Building area2,751 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13243200360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
30741 S Stoney Island

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 3012 W Belmont Ave in Avondale, owned by Wilhelm and Karen Salmen, is an 1888 structure with a relatively modest record of service requests and permits over the past seven years. The property has experienced multiple incidents requiring municipal intervention, with a total of seven 311 service requests logged between 2024 and 2025. The most notable pattern in these requests is related to graffiti removal, with four documented cases (two in March 2025, one in December 2025, and one in August 2024). Other service requests include a dead animal pick-up in August 2025 and a finance parking code enforcement review in November 2025. The building's documented history shows limited construction activity, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years. While the property has required attention to address various maintenance and safety issues, particularly regarding graffiti, it's worth noting that all service requests have been marked as closed, indicating that the reported issues were addressed, though the frequency of graffiti incidents suggests this may be an ongoing concern for the area.

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Risk rating

How 3012 W Belmont 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
20thpercentile

Out of 3681 buildings in this neighborhood, 2945 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
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 39%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3012 W Belmont Ave event timeline

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2022
311 Request Jun 13
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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