Free Chicago apartment background check

3444 N Halsted St

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204100490000 4 units · 2006

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
Units4
Year built2006
Stories
Building area8,316 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204100490000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3444 N Halsted St

Landlord portfolio

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

Unlock complete report
Augrented Insights
Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 3444 N Halsted St in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Andrew T Knecht, was constructed in 2006 and has generated a relatively low number of service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, totaling seven recorded incidents. The most recent events, dating from 2025 to 2026, primarily involved animal-related issues in May 2026 with reports of injured animals, as well as a dead animal pick-up request in September 2025, all of which were subsequently closed. The property has also experienced some infrastructure concerns, including an alley pothole complaint in September 2025 and a sewer cleaning inspection request in August 2024, both of which were addressed and closed. Additionally, there was a garbage cart maintenance request in May 2025 that was resolved. While the building's 311 service request history is relatively modest in volume, it has encompassed a range of issues from animal concerns to basic infrastructure maintenance, all of which have been properly closed upon resolution.

AI-generated · may contain errors · check the source data tables below

Free account unlocks the full analysis — plus 2× more records across all data categories and the complete landlord portfolio.
Risk rating

How 3444 N Halsted 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
43rdpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 1968 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
63%
No code
violation
37%
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.

Building size

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 37%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
Apartment reviews

3444 N Halsted St apartment reviews

Real experiences from people who have lived here. Share yours to help other renters decide.

Share your experience — Help other renters by leaving an honest apartment review

Loading reviews…

On the map

Compare nearby alternatives

This building and nearby alternatives in Lake View, color-coded by risk level. Click any marker to explore.

The story over time

3444 N Halsted St event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Sep 21
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Alderman

See all 3 events

Full history back to 2022 — violations, complaints, permits, and 311 calls.

Unlock complete timeline
Every record we have

Full data for 3444 N Halsted St apartments

Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.

Side by side

How 3444 N Halsted St compares to the neighborhood

This building against comparable properties in Lake View. Toggle filters to narrow the peer group.

Loading comparables…
Still apartment hunting in Chicago?

Look up the next apartment before you sign

Search any Chicago address free — no account needed to see the risk rating.

Simple pricing

Get the complete picture

Every plan unlocks the complete report: all Chicago datasets, full history, landlord portfolio, and PDF & Excel exports.

Pay once

Report Bundle

For the buildings you're deciding on right now

$10one time

3premium reports

$3.33 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 3 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them
Pay once

Apartment Hunter

For a wide search across many buildings

$39one time

30premium reports

$1.30 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 30 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them

Cancel anytime · Data sourced from the City of Chicago Department of Buildings, Chicago 311, Cook County Assessor & the Chicago Data Portal

Watch 3444 N Halsted St
Get alerted the moment a new violation or complaint is filed.