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439 W Oakdale Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14281180060000 3 units · 1905

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lake View — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
30
FewerMore

This building has 30 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.0.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 439 W Oakdale Avenue in Lake View, owned by 439 Oakdale LLC, has been the subject of several notable events over recent years, particularly clustering around 2025. Most significantly, there is currently an open periodic routine inspection violation from January 31, 2025, while multiple permit-related inspection violations from January 13, 2025, though initially problematic, were resolved. Prior to that, two periodic routine inspection violations from June 2024 were also properly addressed. The property has experienced ongoing neighborhood concerns, evidenced by numerous 311 service requests, particularly in 2025, with three related to e-scooter parking complaints between September and April 2026, and two "fly dumping" incidents in August 2025.

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Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1905
Stories—
Building area6,153 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14281180060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3631 N Sheffied Ave#2

Landlord portfolio

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

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Risk rating

How 439 W Oakdale 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3348 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
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 83%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

439 W Oakdale Ave event timeline

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

2025
Environmental Complaint Jul 12
Noise Complaint
Alleged violation not found
Environmental ComplaintJul 09
Noise Complaint

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