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3124 W Walnut St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60612 16123080390000 3 units · 1890

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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1890
Stories
Building area2,271 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16123080390000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3124 W Walnut

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 3124 W Walnut Street in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood is a late 19th-century structure built in 1890 and currently owned by Tangie Norman. The property's documented history over the past seven years reveals some concerning safety issues, particularly the presence of two open building code violations documented on June 16, 2020, arising from a complaint-driven inspection that remain unresolved to this day. Service requests through the 311 system show relatively consistent resident activity, though most recent requests from 2026 suggest either a data entry error or future-dated documentation. These service requests include various municipal service matters such as garbage cart maintenance, recycling issues, and a missed garbage pick-up complaint, all of which were resolved except for a noted tree emergency in 2026 that remains open. Prior to 2026, there were documented complaints about an uncleared snowy sidewalk and a yard waste pick-up request from December 2025 and June 2025 respectively, both of which were closed. While the frequency of service requests might indicate regular engagement with municipal services, the most pressing concern for current and prospective residents is the two unresolved building code violations from 2020, which represent the only documented safety code issues for this property in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 3124 W Walnut 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
22ndpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3118 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3124 W Walnut St event timeline

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

2022
311 Request Jul 16
Water in Basement Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestJul 16
Water in Basement Complaint

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