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1435 W Melrose St

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14203290100000 2 units · 1890

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1890
Stories
Building area2,130 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14203290100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1435 W Melrose St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1435 W Melrose Street in Lake View, owned by The Judith M DeJan Rev Trust, is a 133-year-old property that has experienced several notable events in recent years. The most significant cluster of incidents occurred in May 2024, when multiple tree-related issues emerged simultaneously, including three separate tree emergency reports (one filed through 311 City Services and two through the Alderman's office) and a tree debris clean-up request. These incidents suggest a substantial and possibly hazardous tree situation requiring immediate attention in the spring of 2024. More recently, in April and May 2025, the property experienced two additional service requests: one for garbage cart maintenance and another for tree removal inspection, both of which were successfully closed. The building's service request history over the past seven years shows a relatively low number of incidents (totaling six), with the most pressing concerns appearing to be related to tree management during 2024-2025. While all reported issues have been properly closed, the concentration of tree-related service requests indicates this has been an ongoing area of concern for the property.

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Risk rating

How 1435 W Melrose St'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
77thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 794 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
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Township: Lake View

Located in Lake View. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 25%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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