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616 N Monticello Ave

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60624 16111160410000 2 units · 1908

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 Humboldt Park
At or below average
avg 1.3
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Humboldt Park average of 1.3.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1908
Stories
Building area1,884 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16111160410000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
C B Holmes
Mailing address
616 N Monticello

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 616 N Monticello Ave in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, owned by C B Holmes, has been standing since 1908 and has had minimal documented issues over the past seven years. The property has one building code violation from August 2021 that remains unresolved, which warrants attention as it has persisted for over two years. In terms of service requests, there has been a moderate level of activity with four reports made through the city's 311 system, with the most recent being a closed request for garbage cart maintenance from November 2024. The building experienced an unusual cluster of three dead animal pick-up requests within the same day in August 2024, all of which were subsequently closed. These requests, while not directly related to building conditions or safety, may indicate some issues with sanitation in the immediate vicinity around that time, though they appear to have been promptly addressed.

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Risk rating

How 616 N Monticello 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

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
20thpercentile

Out of 6211 buildings in this neighborhood, 4969 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
55%
No code
violation
45%
Code violation
likely
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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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Lot size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 45.4%
Moderate concern 42.2%
Severe concern 12.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

616 N Monticello Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Nov 25
Garbage Cart Maintenance
311 RequestAug 01
Dead Animal Pick-Up Request

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