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3349 N Sheffield Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204180060000 3 units · 1913

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 built1913
Stories
Building area2,078 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204180060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3512 N Damen

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3349 N Sheffield Ave in Lake View, owned by James Kensik, has been in existence since 1913 and has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. The property has undergone one building permit issuance during this period and has accumulated five building violations, though specific details about these violations are not provided in the data. The most significant cluster of recent issues involves multiple instances of graffiti, with four documented removal requests between 2024 and 2026, all of which have been closed. The property has also faced some sanitation challenges, with a missed garbage pick-up complaint recorded in April 2026 and a no building permit and construction violation reported in February 2025. While there have been a total of 34 service requests associated with the owner in this timeframe, only one environmental complaint is on record. The relatively low number of 311 service requests (nine in total) over seven years, considering the building's age and urban location, is somewhat notable, though the recent pattern of graffiti and sanitation issues suggests these problems emerged more recently rather than being longstanding concerns.

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Risk rating

How 3349 N Sheffield 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
61stpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 1346 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
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.

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.

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — 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 bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3349 N Sheffield Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Feb 26
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
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