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3525 N Reta Ave 1St

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204070140000 5 units · 1925

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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
Units5
Year built1925
Stories
Building area7,279 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204070140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 4900 Dept 128

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 3525 N Reta Ave 1st in the Lake View neighborhood, owned by Chicago Reta Partners, was constructed in 1925 and has a documented history of environmental complaints over two distinct periods. The most recent reported issue was a noise complaint from July 2013, which was validated and resolved. This followed an earlier incident from November 2006 concerning air pollution, which was addressed through a work order. While the building's environmental complaint history is limited to these two documented incidents, it's worth noting that they occurred approximately seven years apart, with no reported complaints in the decade since the last recorded incident.

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Risk rating

How 3525 N Reta Ave 1St'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
34thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 2278 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
58%
No code
violation
42%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 42%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3525 N Reta Ave 1St event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Jul 17
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestMar 10
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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