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3734 W Iowa St

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16023210470000 6 units · 1925 Building Code Scofflaw

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1925
Stories
Building area3,118 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16023210470000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4504 S Ellis Ave

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 3734 W Iowa St in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, built in 1925 and currently owned by Shea C Parks, has had a relatively minimal number of documented issues over the past seven years, with a total of eight 311 service requests recorded. The most recent incidents in 2025 include two lighting issues in the alley, a pothole complaint in the street, and a rodent baiting complaint, all of which were promptly closed. Additional reports from 2025 also included a pothole complaint and a fly dumping incident, which were similarly resolved. In terms of regulatory compliance, the building has two documented building permits and three scofflaw violations in the same seven-year period. The permit and violation records suggest some level of oversight, though the relative recency of the rodent complaint and the string of infrastructure-related issues (including multiple lighting and pothole complaints) in 2025 may indicate ongoing challenges with the surrounding infrastructure and utilities in the immediate vicinity of the building.

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Risk rating

How 3734 W Iowa St'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
29thpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 4423 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
62%
No code
violation
38%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 38%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3734 W Iowa St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 16
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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