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2885 N Milwaukee Ave

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13262160700000 4 units · 1907

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 Avondale
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1907
Stories
Building area4,600 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13262160700000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5608 N Milwaukee Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 2885 N Milwaukee Ave in Avondale, owned by Waldemar Koszela, has a documented history dating back to its 1907 construction. Over the past seven years, the property has experienced recurring issues with rodent activity and graffiti, with the most recent incidents occurring in mid-2026 for rat complaints and late-2025 for graffiti removal. The building's maintenance record shows a total of five service requests, all of which have been resolved. There have been three documented building violations during this period, though specific details of these violations are not provided in the available data. The property has undergone two building permit processes in the past seven years, suggesting some level of maintenance or improvement work, though the nature and scope of these permits are not specified. The frequency of graffiti removal requests, with four separate instances in the past two years (2024-2025), indicates recurring issues with property exterior maintenance. The building's service request and permits data represent multiple addresses, with the owner holding three total parcels, though the specific distribution of these issues across the parcels is not detailed in the records available for review.

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Risk rating

How 2885 N Milwaukee 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
27thpercentile

Out of 3669 buildings in this neighborhood, 2678 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
63%
No code
violation
37%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 48.2%
Moderate concern 39.1%
Severe concern 12.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2885 N Milwaukee Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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