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3556 N Hermitage Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14194050050000 8 units · 1905

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lake View
At or below average
avg 1.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1905
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14194050050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Grace Ashland Apts Llc
Mailing address
29 North Rd

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 3556 N Hermitage in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, managed by Grace Ashland Apts LLC, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1905. Over the past seven years, the property has maintained relatively low incident rates, with only one building code violation recorded in December 2021 that remains unresolved as of the latest data. The building has generated six 311 service requests during this period, including the most recent water lead test kit request in November 2025. Other notable service requests include a closed graffiti removal request (May 2025), an abandoned vehicle complaint (November 2024), two tree-related issues (an emergency situation and removal inspection, both in May 2024), and an open sidewalk inspection request (April 2024) that may warrant monitoring. While the frequency of service requests is relatively low for a building of this age and size, the presence of an unresolved building code violation from 2021 and an open sidewalk inspection request from 2024 could potentially impact resident safety and accessibility. Historical records show a single air pollution complaint from 2006, though this appears to be an isolated incident in the building's long history.

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Risk rating

How 3556 N Hermitage 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
12thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 3030 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
34%
No code
violation
66%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 31.1%
Moderate concern 59.3%
Severe concern 9.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

3556 N Hermitage Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 11
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestMay 18
Graffiti Removal Request

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