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550 W Aldine Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14213100210000 39 units · 1935

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 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
Units39
Year built1935
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14213100210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2320 N Damen Ste 1D

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Initial analysis

The 39-unit residential building at 550 W Aldine in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Aldine Building 1, has been in operation since 1935. Over the past seven years, the property has maintained a relatively clean record with only one building code violation documented during this period, specifically related to an unresolved Periodic Routine Inspection dated April 25, 2022. The building's 311 service request history shows a total of 11 requests, with several recent tree-related issues emerging in mid-2026. These include three open tree inspection requests (two for removal and one for planting) and two tree service requests (an emergency situation and debris cleanup) that have since been closed. The most distant complaint on record was a closed graffiti removal request from May 7, 2026. While the tree-related issues suggest ongoing environmental management concerns, the building's overall violation and service request history remains relatively low, with the most significant recent issue being the open inspection violation from 2022.

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Risk rating

How 550 W Aldine 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
9thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3141 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
29%
No code
violation
71%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 71%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

550 W Aldine Chicago event timeline

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2023
311 Request Nov 14
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