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3117 N Clifton Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14292010170000 5 units · 1903

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1903
Stories
Building area3,777 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14292010170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1320 W School St

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 3117 N Clifton Ave in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by David A Genelly, has been part of the city's property records since its construction in 1903. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of five 311 service requests, with the most recent being an open sign repair request from March 2026. The building experienced a cluster of service requests in May 2025, with two separate dead animal pick-up requests recorded on the same date, though both have since been closed. Prior to these incidents, there were tree-related service requests, including a tree trim request in February 2025 and a tree debris clean-up request in October 2024, both of which were resolved. While the total number of service requests is relatively low for a multi-unit building of this age and size, it's notable that the most recent service request regarding sign repair remains open as of March 2026.

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Risk rating

How 3117 N Clifton 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
45thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 1899 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
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

Number of units

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

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 36%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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