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3522 N Bell Ave

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14193020320000 2 units · 1923

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Center — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.5
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above 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
Units2
Year built1923
Stories
Building area2,822 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14193020320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3522 N Bell

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3522 N Bell Ave in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Michael Lowder, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years, with the most recent cluster of issues emerging in early 2024. Currently, there is one unresolved building code violation related to permit inspection from March 2024. The property has a documented history of construction site cleanliness problems in February 2024, resulting in one violation with a $1,000 fine and another that was dismissed with no penalty.

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Risk rating

How 3522 N Bell 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
56thpercentile

Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 1167 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
74%
No code
violation
26%
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 (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.

Environmental enforcement rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental enforcement rate across the owner's portfolio.

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 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3522 N Bell Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Aug 01
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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