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844 W Aldine Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204200300000 3 units · 1905

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lake View
Above average
avg 1.1
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1905
Stories
Building area3,351 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204200300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Woody Slaymaker
Mailing address
833 W Aldine

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 844 W Aldine Ave in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Woody Slaymaker, has experienced notable challenges over recent years, particularly concerning maintenance and pest control. The 118-year-old property has an unresolved pattern of inspection-related violations, with three open complaint-driven violations reported between September and December 2025, following a similar pattern of violations in December 2024. These open violations suggest ongoing regulatory compliance challenges. The building has also been proactive in addressing environmental concerns, as evidenced by multiple 311 service requests in 2026, including three separate rodent-related complaints between May and August 2026, and a fly dumping incident in January 2026, all of which were successfully closed.

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Risk rating

How 844 W Aldine 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
20thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 2754 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

311 calls, owner's portfolio

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

Environmental complaints, owner's portfolio

Environmental complaints across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 35.8%
Moderate concern 58.7%
Severe concern 5.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

844 W Aldine Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 29
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestMay 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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