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3637 N Paulina

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14192310060000

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 Lake View — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.0.

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
Units
Year built1910
Stories2.0
Building area6,630 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14192310060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3080 N Lincoln

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The two-story building at 3637 N Paulina in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Southport Properties, has a documented history dating back to its 1910 construction. The property has experienced minimal recent activity, with only two 311 service requests in 2025 - one regarding a pothole in the street and another related to tree trimming, though the latter request type is no longer being accepted by the city. The building's seven-year record shows significant discrepancies between the property's data and the owner's records, with the building showing only 2 service requests, 3 permits, and 55 violations, while the owner records indicate substantially higher numbers: 854 service requests, 52 permits, 2 environmental enforcements, and 3 environmental complaints. Of particular note is the relatively high number of building violations (55) in the past seven years, though the exact nature and resolution of these violations are not specified in the provided data. The property, as recorded in the master building file, is listed as having 81 parcels under the ownership of Southport Properties.

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Risk rating

How 3637 N Paulina'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
29thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 2451 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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