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555 W. Belmont Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14281020010000

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Lake View
Above average
avg 1.1
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1913
Stories3.0
Building area14,152 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)14281020010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
3175 Broadway Llc
Mailing address
9230 Hazen Drive

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Initial analysis

The three-story residential building at 555 W. Belmont Ave in Lake View, owned by 3175 Broadway LLC, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1913. Over the past seven years, the property has experienced several notable issues, with 11 building violations recorded, all of which were complaint-driven inspections conducted on January 30, 2025, and have since been resolved. The building has also generated 227 311 service requests during this period, with a particularly concerning cluster of sanitation-related complaints in June 2026, where six violations were recorded and closed, along with an unresolved alley pothole complaint from June 9, 2026. The property's historical records show two noise complaints from May 2001, though these are significantly older than the more recent issues. Despite the numerous service requests and violations, the building has only one recorded building permit in the past seven years, which could suggest limited recent construction or maintenance activities.

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Risk rating

How 555 W. Belmont 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 3340 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
17%
No code
violation
83%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Number of floors

Building height is one of the size signals the model uses; taller buildings have more systems that can need maintenance.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 9.2%
Moderate concern 77.9%
Severe concern 12.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

555 W. Belmont Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 15
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestJun 12
Sanitation Code Violation

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