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3825 S California Ave

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16364220100000 4 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 Brighton Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1910
Stories
Building area3,852 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16364220100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3817 S California Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 3825 S California Ave in Brighton Park, owned by Fang & Chan & Xie, has demonstrated regular compliance with routine inspections, with multiple periodic routine inspections conducted in August 2025, all of which were successfully resolved. The most recent seven-year period has seen a total of 10 building violations and 10 service requests, though the majority of these issues have been relatively minor in nature. Between 2025 and 2026, the building has experienced several maintenance incidents including three graffiti removal requests, a garbage cart maintenance issue, and one sanitation code violation, all of which have been closed except for one open sign repair request from June 2025. While the building has a documented environmental complaint from 1996 regarding service stations/storage tanks, this appears to be an isolated incident from many years ago. The building's overall record suggests generally responsive management to periodic inspections and routine maintenance needs, with no recent major violations or safety concerns recorded.

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Risk rating

How 3825 S California Ave'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
3rdpercentile

Out of 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 3843 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
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.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3825 S California Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 19
Sanitation Code Violation
Building ViolationAug 11
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