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3525 W 26Th

Little Village, Chicago IL 60623 16264010010000 7 units · 1906

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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 Little Village — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Little Village average of 1.1.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units7
Year built1906
Stories
Building area7,626 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)16264010010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3523 W 26Th Street

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Initial analysis

The 7-unit residential building at 3525 W 26th Street in Little Village, constructed in 1906, has had minimal documented activity over the past seven years, with only five 311 service requests and four building permits on record. The most recent 311 service request was for graffiti removal in April 2026, while the previous year saw three street light-related complaints in April, May, and October 2024-2025, all of which have been resolved. Notably, there was one water-related service issue in May 2024 that was also addressed. The building's permits history shows no specific details about the nature of the permitted work, but their presence indicates some level of maintenance or improvement activity has been undertaken. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a century-old building in an urban area, the clustered nature of the street light complaints in 2024-2025 suggests this was a recurring local infrastructure issue rather than a building-specific problem.

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Risk rating

How 3525 W 26Th'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
5thpercentile

Out of 5754 buildings in this neighborhood, 5466 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
39%
No code
violation
61%
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 61%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3525 W 26Th event timeline

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2024
311 Request May 29
No Water Complaint
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