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3045 N Racine Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14292070060000 3 units · 1883

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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
Units3
Year built1883
Stories
Building area3,780 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14292070060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2724 N Magnolia

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3045 N Racine Ave in Lake View, owned by Robert G Steele, is an 1883 property with a relatively minimal service request history over the past seven years. Notably, there has only been one 311 service request recorded for this building during this period, specifically a closed tree trim request from January 2026, though such requests are no longer being accepted through this channel. Looking at the owner's broader property portfolio, they maintain two parcels and have recorded a total of 13 service requests, with three environmental enforcement actions and two environmental complaints across those properties. While the property has seen minimal service requests in recent years, the higher-than-average environmental enforcement actions and service requests relative to the number of units should be noted, though the specific nature and resolution of these cases are not detailed in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 3045 N Racine 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
81stpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 656 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
76%
No code
violation
24%
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.

Building size

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

Environmental enforcement, owner's portfolio

Environmental enforcement cases across all of this owner's properties.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3045 N Racine Ave event timeline

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2022
311 Request Aug 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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