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3431 N Janssen Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14203110090000 6 units · 1885

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lake View
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1885
Stories
Building area5,304 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14203110090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Pierre Meunier
Mailing address
3419 N Janssen

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 3431 N Janssen Ave in Lake View is a historic property dating back to 1885, currently owned by Pierre Meunier. The property's recent record over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only three documented 311 service requests, suggesting relatively few issues have arisen in this period. The most recent request, made in September 2025, was for a water lead test kit, indicating some concern about water quality that has since been resolved. Prior to that, in June 2024, there was a 311 information-only call, and in April 2024, a finance-related parking code enforcement review was conducted, both of which were resolved with no ongoing implications noted. While the building's age and limited recent service requests could suggest either careful maintenance or under-reporting of issues, the available data shows no significant patterns of resident complaints or safety concerns in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 3431 N Janssen 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

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
60thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 1377 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
70%
No code
violation
30%
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.

Building size

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.3%
Moderate concern 42.0%
Severe concern 5.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3431 N Janssen Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 08
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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