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2936 W Lexington St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60612 16133060340000

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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1901
Stories
Building area2,500 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16133060340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2936 W Lexington St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 2936 W Lexington Street in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood is a 122-year-old building owned by Dorothy L Smith, representing one of four parcels under her ownership. The building's record over the past seven years shows some concerning patterns, particularly in 2025-2026 when multiple service requests were made, including three abandoned vehicle complaints and two vacant lot-related issues. The most recent service requests, including a dead animal pick-up and fly dumping complaint, were all properly closed by city services. The building's documented history shows a total of 14 service requests through 311 services, with 11 building violations recorded against the owner during the same seven-year period. Interestingly, only one building permit has been filed in this timeframe, which could indicate limited recent improvements or modifications to the property. While the age of the building and its location in Garfield Park are notable factors, the most pressing concern from the records appears to be the relatively high number of violations and service requests, particularly in the past two years.

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Risk rating

How 2936 W Lexington 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
86thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 560 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
70%
No code
violation
30%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 30%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2936 W Lexington St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 23
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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