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3340 N Clifton Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204140030000 3 units · 1894

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
Units3
Year built1894
Stories
Building area3,603 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204140030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3543 N Claremont

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3340 N Clifton Ave in Lake View is a late 19th-century structure built in 1894 and currently owned by Philip W Franchi. The property's documented service history over the past seven years shows limited residential-related maintenance activity, with only two building permits filed and three 311 service requests specifically related to the building itself. The most recent service requests, made in 2026, concerned abandoned vehicles near the property, while an earlier request from May 2024 related to a tree emergency. All of these external service requests were successfully resolved, as indicated by their closed status. The owner's record shows a total of 10 service requests across four parcels, though it's worth noting that the majority of these concerns appear to be unrelated to the building's structural or maintenance conditions, focusing instead on parking and tree-related issues. Given the limited number of building permits and residential-specific service requests on record, the property's maintenance and service history appears relatively stable, though not particularly active in terms of documented building improvements or repairs.

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Risk rating

How 3340 N Clifton 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
83rdpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 587 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
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 23%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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