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2956 N Spaulding Ave

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13262180030000 4 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.

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 built1898
Stories
Building area3,607 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13262180030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4044 N Lincoln#173

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 2956 N Spaulding Ave in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, owned by BRM1 LLC, is a historic structure dating back to 1898. Over the past seven years, there have been six documented 311 service requests associated with the property, with all recent activity occurring in 2025. The most recent service requests include typical municipal matters such as an abandoned vehicle complaint, a street pothole complaint, a sign repair request, and two parking code enforcement reviews – all of which have been resolved. A blue recycling cart request from October 2024 was also closed. While these issues reflect general urban maintenance concerns, it's noteworthy that no building-specific complaints have been made in the past seven years, particularly considering the presence of a recorded asbestos work order from 2011. This suggests either effective remediation or monitoring of the environmental concern, though the lack of recent building-related service requests could also indicate minimal current issues.

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Risk rating

How 2956 N Spaulding 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
28thpercentile

Out of 3681 buildings in this neighborhood, 2650 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
66%
No code
violation
34%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 34%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2956 N Spaulding Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jan 29
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services

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