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2820 N Ridgeway Ave 1St

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13261270420000 2 units · 1898

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1898
Stories
Building area1,908 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13261270420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2820 N Ridgeway

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Initial analysis

The property at 2820 N Ridgeway Ave in the Avondale neighborhood is a two-unit, 125-year-old building owned by Edward L Flatt Jr. According to the Chicago Master Building Record, the building's 311 service request history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only three recorded requests, all of which were filed within a short period in late 2024. Notably, these requests were all related to tree trimming services, an issue the city has since ceased accepting requests for. All three tree-related service requests, submitted between August and November 2024, have been marked as closed. While the building's maintenance history shows relatively few service requests, it's worth noting that all recorded requests occurred within the same recent timeframe, suggesting a concentrated focus on this particular maintenance issue.

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Risk rating

How 2820 N Ridgeway Ave 1St'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
80thpercentile

Out of 3681 buildings in this neighborhood, 736 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
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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

Year built

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

Municipality

No municipality is recorded for this property; the model still accounts for area-level patterns where it can.

Property class (315)

Assessor class 315 — apartment / larger residential. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 21%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2820 N Ridgeway Ave 1St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Feb 29
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
DOB - Buildings
311 RequestFeb 28
Building Violation

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