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3454 W Lexington Chicago

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16144050210000 12 units · 1910

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
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1910
Stories
Building area12,027 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)16144050210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1317 S Ashland

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 3454 W Lexington in Garfield Park, owned by St. Stephen's Church, has a notable history of unresolved building code violations, with five active complaints dating from 2019 to 2024. These complaint-driven inspections, which began with a violation in November 2019 and have continued through September 2024, suggest ongoing regulatory enforcement challenges. The building's recent service request history from 2024-2026 shows varying maintenance issues, including two closed dead animal pickup requests in early 2026, an open sign repair request from January 2026, and a closed tree trim request from December 2025. While these service requests indicate some level of maintenance attention, the persistence of the building code violations over multiple years represents a more significant concern regarding building management and compliance. An illegal dumping incident was also reported in November 2003, though this is of lesser relevance given the age of the incident.

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Risk rating

How 3454 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
13%
No code
violation
87%
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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 87%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3454 W Lexington Chicago event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Sep 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestMay 07
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