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1438 W Belmont Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14203290290000 5 units · 2003

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high 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 Lake View — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.0.

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.

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 1438 W Belmont Ave in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Southport Avenue Prop, was constructed in 2003 and currently has notable concerns regarding rodent issues in the immediate vicinity, with three rat-related complaints in 2026 alone, including one that remains unresolved. The building's maintenance history over the past seven years shows relatively few violations, with only one resolved permit-related inspection violation in 2019.

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Building characteristics
Units5
Year built2003
Stories—
Building area10,104 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14203290290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3080 N Lincoln Ave

Landlord portfolio

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

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Risk rating

How 1438 W Belmont 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
14thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 2969 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
37%
No code
violation
63%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 63%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1438 W Belmont Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Sep 11
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestJun 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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