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567 W Stratford Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14213060060000 36 units · 1962

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units36
Year built1962
Stories
Building area
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14213060060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4351 N Lincoln Ave

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The 36-unit residential building at 567 W Stratford in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by J Caren Real Estate, has been standing since 1962. The property has experienced a range of service requests and violations over the past seven years, with a particularly high volume of 311 service requests totaling 180. The recent history of the building shows a limited number of complaints in the past two years, with only two 311 service requests on record: an open cab feedback complaint from April 2026 and a closed snow uncleared sidewalk complaint from November 2025. More concerning is the building's record of violations, showing 14 building violations in the past seven years, though the specific nature and resolution of these violations is not detailed in the available data. The property has also required eight building permits during this period, and there have been three environmental enforcement actions or complaints, including one enforcement action and two complaints, suggesting some level of environmental oversight is required at the property. While the building has maintained an active history of service requests and permits, the relatively low number of recent complaints might indicate improved maintenance or responsiveness in recent years, though the high total of historical violations warrants attention.

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Risk rating

How 567 W Stratford Chicago'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
11thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3072 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
33%
No code
violation
67%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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
High failure risk 67%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

567 W Stratford Chicago event timeline

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

2023
311 Request May 08
Building Violation
311 City Services

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