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3838 W Adams St 1St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16141050200000 2 units · 1910

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
At or below average
avg 1.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below 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 built1910
Stories
Building area2,668 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16141050200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2851 W Arthington St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3838 W Adams Street in Garfield Park, managed by Arthington Ventures, has maintained a relatively low frequency of documented issues over the past seven years since its construction in 1910. The most significant building-related incident was a permit-related inspection violation recorded in December 2020, which has been resolved according to available records. While the property has generated a total of nine 311 service requests in the past seven years, the majority of these (five out of six recent requests) relate to tree trimming matters that are no longer being accepted, suggesting these were routine maintenance issues rather than safety concerns. The only other notable service request was for rodent baiting/rating in February 2025, though there are no records indicating whether this was a recurring problem. The building's permit activity shows minimal intervention, with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years, and the ownership has three total parcels under their name. While the number of service requests associated with the owner totals 34, this figure likely includes multiple requests for the same issues, as evidenced by the clustering of tree trim requests.

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Risk rating

How 3838 W Adams St 1St'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
21stpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3158 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

3838 W Adams St 1St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Feb 11
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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