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2353 N Merrimac Ave 1

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13321030110000 3 units · 1968

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
Units3
Year built1968
Stories
Building area2,544 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13321030110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2349 N Merrimac Av

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential property at 2353 N Merrimac Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a 1968 building currently owned by N Ramos. The property has experienced a relatively small number of reported issues over the past seven years, with five 311 service requests recorded in the system. The most recent incident, filed in February 2025, was a sanitation code violation, while July 2024 was a notably active period with three separate incidents: a fly dumping complaint, a garbage cart maintenance issue, and two abandoned vehicle complaints (one on June 25 and another on July 10). All reported service requests have been closed, suggesting that responses were initiated or completed in accordance with standard procedures. It's worth noting that while these incidents have been documented, they represent a limited number of complaints relative to the building's total units and time period, and should be considered in the context of typical urban residential living conditions.

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Risk rating

How 2353 N Merrimac Ave 1'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
48thpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 2316 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
76%
No code
violation
24%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

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 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2025
311 Request Feb 26
Sanitation Code Violation

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