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2820 N Mason Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60634 13292240410000 2 units · 1966

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 Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1966
Stories
Building area2,486 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13292240410000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2820 N Mason

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2820 N Mason Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a 1966 structure currently owned by C Mika and S Baka. Over the past seven years, the property has generated three documented 311 service requests, with all three occurring between March and June of 2025. The most worrisome of these incidents involved a rodent complaint in March 2025, which suggests potential sanitation or maintenance concerns within the building or surrounding area. Following this, there was a water lead testing request in June 2025, which indicates either regulatory compliance testing or potential water quality concerns, though this was subsequently marked as closed. Additionally, there was an information-only call to 311 services in April 2025, the nature of which is not specified in the records. While the building's documented service request history is limited, the concentration of issues in 2025, particularly the rodent and water quality matters, merits attention to the property's recent maintenance and environmental conditions.

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Risk rating

How 2820 N Mason 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
93rdpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 312 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
82%
No code
violation
18%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 18%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2820 N Mason Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jun 11
Water Lead Test Visit Request
311 RequestMar 13
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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