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3243 W Carroll Ave 1

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16114050320000 2 units · 1912

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

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
Units2
Year built1912
Stories
Building area2,414 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16114050320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3243 W Carroll

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 3243 W Carroll Ave in Garfield Park, owned by Thomas Latimer, is a 1912 structure with several significant recent activities on record. Of particular concern are six unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations as of June 3, 2026, which represent the most pressing current issues facing the property. The building's service request history from 2024 to 2025 indicates multiple instances of maintenance needs being addressed, including three separate tree debris clean-up requests, a sidewalk inspection request, and a street light pole door missing complaint, all of which have been successfully closed. While the resolved service requests suggest some level of maintenance response from the owner, the presence of multiple ongoing violations as of mid-2026 warrants attention to the building's current compliance status. The property has maintained a consistent record of two units under a single parcel ownership, with no additional units or parcels added to the original configuration.

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Risk rating

How 3243 W Carroll Ave 1'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
95thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 200 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
73%
No code
violation
27%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 27%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3243 W Carroll Ave 1 event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Jun 03 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJun 03
COMPLAINT

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