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3928 W Gladys Ave 1

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16141080200000 2 units · 1915

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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
19
FewerMore

This building has 19 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,322 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16141080200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
616 Glenwood Ln

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 3928 W Gladys Ave in the Garfield Park neighborhood, owned by Gladys Land Trust, has been standing since 1915 and has recently experienced a pattern of unresolved issues. Over the past seven years, the property has accumulated 19 building code violations and five 311 service requests. Most concerning are the six open building code violations from July 2020 and one additional unresolved violation from March 2022, all of which stemmed from complaint-driven inspections. While the building's violation record is relatively old, the most recent activity involves two tree-related service requests in 2026 - one emergency situation that remains unresolved and a previously filed trim request that was closed. Other service requests from the past three years include two closed requests in 2025 (one regarding finance parking code enforcement and another for public way inspection) and a street cleaning request filed with the Alderman's office in July 2024 that was also closed. The combination of multiple open violations and recent service requests suggests ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance challenges at this property.

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Risk rating

How 3928 W Gladys 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
7thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3718 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3928 W Gladys Ave 1 event timeline

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

2022
311 Request Aug 28
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
311 City Services
Building ViolationMar 15
COMPLAINT

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