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3903 W Grand Ave

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16021240090000 2 units · 1909

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 Humboldt Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1909
Stories
Building area3,168 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16021240090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3903 W Grand

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3903 W Grand Ave in Humboldt Park, owned by Carmen Rivera, has experienced several notable events since its construction in 1909. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of 38 service requests filed through the 311 system, with two building violations recorded during the same period. The most recent cluster of service requests in 2025 suggests ongoing maintenance and environmental management challenges, including a rodent complaint in January that was resolved, a wire basket request and garbage cart maintenance issue that were both closed, and an open sign repair request from April 2025. Looking further back, there was an illegal dumping complaint in November 1996, though this is now quite dated relative to current conditions. While the building's age and service request history show some typical urban maintenance issues, it's important to note that the majority of recent requests have been addressed and closed, with only one currently pending resolution as of April 2025.

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Risk rating

How 3903 W Grand 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
30thpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 4360 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
63%
No code
violation
37%
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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 37%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3903 W Grand Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jan 09
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
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