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3144 N New England Ave

Montclare, Chicago IL 60634 13301060120000 2 units · 1930

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 Montclare
Above average
avg 0.8
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Montclare average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1930
Stories
Building area2,828 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13301060120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Michael Placek
Mailing address
3140 N New England

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building located at 3144 N New England Ave in the Montclare neighborhood, owned by Michael Placek, was constructed in 1930 and has experienced several notable incidents over the past decades. Most concerning are two unresolved building code violations recorded in February 2020, which remain open as of the latest data and represent the building's only recorded code violations in the past seven years. The property has generated a total of 14 service requests through the city's 311 system in the past seven years, with the most recent activity occurring in 2026, including requests for waste management services (garbage and recycling carts), street maintenance issues (potholes), and two closed building-related violations from late 2025 and early 2026. Looking further back in history, there was an environmental complaint regarding illegal dumping near the property filed in August 2007, though this was not directly related to the building itself. While the recent pattern of service requests shows regular maintenance concerns, particularly regarding waste management and street conditions, the open building code violations from 2020 warrant attention as they represent the only current unresolved issues on the property's record.

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Risk rating

How 3144 N New England 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
22ndpercentile

Out of 455 buildings in this neighborhood, 355 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
59%
No code
violation
41%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 39.2%
Moderate concern 51.5%
Severe concern 9.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

3144 N New England Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 13
Garbage Cart Maintenance
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 13
Blue Recycling Cart

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