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1729 W Carmen Ave

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14074090100000

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 Uptown — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1904
Stories
Building area1,756 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14074090100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1729 W Carmen Av

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Initial analysis

The property at 1729 W Carmen Ave in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood is a 119-year-old building constructed in 1904 and currently owned by Robert Fnyder. The most significant recent activity associated with this address occurred in April 2026, when the city received seven consecutive water-related complaints about street conditions, all of which have since been closed. These recent water issues, occurring within a single month period, represent the most pressing and recent concern about the property's impact on the surrounding area. Looking back further into the building's history, there was one recorded environmental complaint in January 1999 related to air pollution, though there is no indication from the available data that this issue was persistent or recurring. The building's documented service history consists only of these two types of complaints - the recent cluster of water issues in 2026 and the isolated air pollution complaint from 1999 - providing a limited but notable record of environmental challenges associated with the property.

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Risk rating

How 1729 W Carmen 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
76thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 295 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
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: Lake View

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

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 25%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1729 W Carmen Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Apr 28
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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