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126 N Menard Ave Rear

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16084140350000 4 units · 1962

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 Austin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1962
Stories
Building area3,456 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16084140350000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3853 Springdale Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 126 N Menard Ave Rear in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Pawel Rapciak, has been in operation since 1962. The property has generated a total of four 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent occurring in July 2025 regarding a missed garbage pickup. The other recorded service requests include a report of an injured animal in May 2025, an information-only call in March 2025, and a building violation in July 2024 - all of which have been closed. The owner's record shows a total of six parcels and two building permits in the same seven-year period. While the building's service requests cover a range of issues, it's worth noting that there have been no documented emergency services responses or code violations on record during this period. The relatively low number of service requests and permits, compared to the owner's total of 73 service requests across all properties, suggests that this particular building has had fewer documented issues than other properties in the ownership portfolio.

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Risk rating

How 126 N Menard Ave Rear'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
39thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 4406 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
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
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

126 N Menard Ave Rear event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 03
Building Violation
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