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3639 N Ashland Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14201190090000 2 units · 1891

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lake View — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,881 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14201190090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3630 N Ashland Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 3639 N Ashland Ave is a two-unit building located in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Lawrence Warshaw and constructed in 1891. The building has experienced a significant number of code violations and service requests in recent years, with a particularly concerning pattern of unresolved issues. Over the past seven years, there have been six documented building violations and one 311 service request specifically related to the building itself. However, during the same period, the owner has accumulated a total of 20 building violations and 38 service requests across four parcels, suggesting multiple properties under their management. The most notable and pressing concerns are seven complaint-driven inspection violations recorded on August 16, 2021, all of which remain open and unresolved, along with two additional unresolved violations from February 2, 2021. A relatively minor and recent service request regarding a pothole in the street was submitted in April 2025 and has since been closed, though this is not directly related to the building's condition or management.

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Risk rating

How 3639 N Ashland 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
15thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 2934 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3639 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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2021
Building Violation Aug 16 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 16
COMPLAINT

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