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3000 N Lincoln Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14291130340000 6 units · 1891

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
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1891
Stories
Building area7,977 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14291130340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3000 Lincoln Av

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 3000 N Lincoln Ave in the Lake View neighborhood, owned by George Boudouvas, has a significant history of maintenance and operational issues since its construction in 1891. The most pressing concern currently is an unresolved periodic routine inspection violation from May 2026, along with several other open routine inspection violations from late 2022 and October 2022. This pattern of ongoing inspection issues is notable, as there was only one complied periodic routine inspection violation in October 2020 within the last seven years. The building has experienced considerable infrastructure challenges recently, particularly in 2026, with multiple sewer-related service requests including cleaning inspections, water on the street complaints, and a sanitation code violation in March and April 2026, though some of these issues have been resolved. The property has documented three environmental complaints over its history, with the most recent being an air pollution incident in July 2021 that was referred to other departments. Historical complaints from 1993 and 1997 involved noise and illegal dumping, respectively, though these are less relevant to current conditions. The building's recent pattern of ongoing inspection violations and multiple infrastructure-related service requests suggests persistent maintenance challenges that have persisted over time.

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Risk rating

How 3000 N Lincoln 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
8thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3176 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
27%
No code
violation
73%
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.

Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 73%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3000 N Lincoln Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation May 18 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
311 RequestMay 14
Sanitation Code Violation

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