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638 N Avers Chicago

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60624 16111120270000 13 units · 1928

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Humboldt Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1928
Stories
Building area12,726 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)16111120270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
542 S Dearborn Ste 900

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit residential building at 638 N Avers in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, owned by SSDF4 638 N Avers LLC, has been subject to several significant regulatory events over the past seven years, particularly in 2025. The most concerning matters are four unresolved periodic routine inspection violations recorded on June 25, 2025, which suggest ongoing compliance issues with building safety or maintenance standards. Prior to these open violations, the building experienced three 311 service requests in April-May 2025, all of which have been closed. These service requests included sanitation code violations and plumbing-related issues, including one specifically categorized as a building violation. It's worth noting that while the building has incurred four building violations, three 311 service requests, and four building permits in total over the seven-year period under review, the concentration of recent (2025) incidents and unresolved violations may indicate emerging challenges in building maintenance and compliance with city regulations.

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Risk rating

How 638 N Avers 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

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
7thpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 5793 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

638 N Avers Chicago event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Jun 25 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationJun 25
PERIODIC

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