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3900 N Damen Chicago

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14191070240000 34 units · 1913

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 North Center — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Center average of 0.5.

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
Units34
Year built1913
Stories
Building area
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14191070240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
710 W Oakdale

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 34-unit residential building at 3900 N Damen in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Enterprise Byron Lofts, has a documented history spanning from its 1913 construction to the present. The most recent activity involves multiple graffiti removal requests and traffic sign repairs in 2026, with five maintenance-related service requests concentrated in February 2026. The building's environmental history reveals more significant concerns, with multiple violations and fines related to asbestos in February-March 1993, including two $200 fines under the 40-CFR-61 code and three $100 fines under municipal codes 11-4-630 and 11-4-740. An air pollution complaint from 2021 was investigated but no violations were found. The property had minimal service requests in the past seven years, with only seven 311 calls recorded, including one house share prohibition violation. Notably, the building's most serious historical violations occurred in 1993, while recent issues appear to be primarily related to exterior maintenance.

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Risk rating

How 3900 N Damen Chicago'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
7thpercentile

Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 2466 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
44%
No code
violation
56%
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.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 56%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3900 N Damen Chicago event timeline

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

1993
Environmental Complaint Mar 08
Other
Environmental EnforcementMar 08
11-4-740

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