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106 S Menard Ave 1

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16172020430000 3 units · 1927

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Austin
At or below average
avg 1.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.7.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1927
Stories
Building area7,425 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16172020430000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Ranard Woods
Mailing address
1740 N Linder Ave

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 106 S Menard Ave in the Austin neighborhood, owned by Ranard Woods, was constructed in 1927 and has had minimal recent activity on record. Over the past seven years, there have been only three documented 311 service requests associated with this address, all of which have been resolved and closed. These requests are relatively recent, all occurring between March and June of 2025, and primarily relate to municipal services rather than building-specific issues. The recorded incidents include a missed garbage pick-up (June 2025), an abandoned vehicle complaint (May 2025), and a street cleaning request (March 2025). While these service requests indicate some engagement with city services, they do not appear to directly reflect on the building's condition or resident experience, as they pertain more to municipal infrastructure and services rather than building-specific concerns.

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Risk rating

How 106 S Menard 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
25thpercentile

Out of 7212 buildings in this neighborhood, 5409 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
60%
No code
violation
40%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 42.9%
Moderate concern 41.6%
Severe concern 15.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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106 S Menard Ave 1 event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jun 18
Missed Garbage Pick-Up Complaint
311 RequestMay 23
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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