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3033 N Damen Chicago

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14302080100000 12 units · 1912

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Center
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Center average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1912
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14302080100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Southport Properties
Mailing address
3080 N Lincoln

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 3033 N Damen in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Southport Properties, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1912. Over the past seven years, the property has experienced a notably high volume of service requests, with 854 incidents recorded, suggesting ongoing maintenance or service issues. The building's record shows 55 building violations during this period, though specific details of these violations are not provided in the summary. Environmental concerns appear to be relatively minor, with only two enforcement actions and three complaints filed. The most recent activity at the property in 2026 includes multiple service requests related to waste management, with several garbage cart maintenance issues and inquiries about recycling services. Additionally, a rodent complaint and tree removal inspection have been filed recently, with some of these matters remaining unresolved as of mid-2026, including a garbage cart maintenance issue and a blue recycling cart request. While the building has obtained 52 permits in the past seven years, indicating some level of ongoing improvements or modifications, the high volume of service requests and violations warrants attention, particularly regarding resident experience and property upkeep.

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Risk rating

How 3033 N Damen Chicago'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
14thpercentile

Out of 2650 buildings in this neighborhood, 2279 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
51%
No code
violation
49%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Number of units

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

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 38.6%
Moderate concern 55.3%
Severe concern 6.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3033 N Damen Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 04
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
311 City Services
311 RequestJun 04
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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