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3900 W Roosevelt Chicago

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60624 16143260400000 10 units · 1913

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 North Lawndale — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
71
FewerMore

This building has 71 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1913
Stories
Building area16,128 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)16143260400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
308 E 75Th St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 10-unit, three-story building at 3900 W Roosevelt in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, built in 1913 and currently owned by Bananas and Cream Inc, has experienced significant regulatory oversight and maintenance issues over recent years. The property has accumulated 71 building code violations over the past seven years, with seven of these violations dating from February 24, 2021, all of which remain open and unresolved as of October 2023. These include multiple complaint-driven inspections and permit-related inspections that suggest ongoing compliance concerns. Additionally, the building has generated 13 service requests to 311 over the past seven years, with the most recent being a sign repair request from March 2026, which is still open. The property has a history of various maintenance issues including street lighting problems, business complaints, graffiti incidents, and even a dead animal pickup request, all of which occurred between 2025 and 2026 and were subsequently resolved. Historical records also show two environmental complaints from the 1990s and 2004, related to noise and illegal dumping respectively, though these are not recent concerns. The building has obtained five building permits over the past seven years, though these are relatively few considering the number of violations on record.

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Risk rating

How 3900 W Roosevelt Chicago'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
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Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 3676 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
11%
No code
violation
89%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

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 89%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3900 W Roosevelt Chicago event timeline

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

2021
Building Violation Feb 24 Serious
PERMIT
OPEN
Building ViolationFeb 24
COMPLAINT

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