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3502 W Lexington Chicago

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16144040400000 13 units · 1909

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
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1909
Stories
Building area14,469 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)16144040400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2850 S Michigan Av

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit residential building at 3502 W Lexington in Garfield Park, owned by East Lake Management, has been active since 1909 and currently shows several noteworthy concerns in its recent history. As of 2026, there are four open building code violations related to a complaint-driven inspection from April 2026, which represent the most significant current issues affecting the property. These ongoing violations follow a pattern of similar complaint-driven inspections in April 2024, though those were resolved. The building has also generated multiple 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent being a dead animal pick-up request in April 2026 and a tree trim request from January 2026. Notably, there have been two documented building violations reported through 311 services in November 2024 and December 2025, both of which were resolved. The property records show a total of six building violations and six 311 service requests in the past seven years, indicating some ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance challenges.

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Risk rating

How 3502 W Lexington 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
1stpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3958 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3502 W Lexington Chicago event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Apr 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationApr 27
COMPLAINT

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