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3606 W Polk St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16143120400000 3 units · 1902

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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
Units3
Year built1902
Stories
Building area3,326 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16143120400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3606 W Polk St

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3606 W Polk Street in Garfield Park, owned by Karon Hughes, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1902. The most significant recorded incident in recent history occurred in March 2013, when the city issued violations related to the requirement for a watchman at the property. However, these violations were ultimately resolved through a city non-suit disposition, resulting in no fines being imposed. Notably, there are no records of more recent violations or safety concerns, and no additional documented issues that would significantly impact resident experience or safety in the past decade.

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Risk rating

How 3606 W Polk 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
37thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 2519 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
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, owner's portfolio

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3606 W Polk St event timeline

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2021
311 Request Oct 17
Water Lead Test Kit Request
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