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3651 S Paulina St 3

Mckinley Park, Chicago IL 60609 17314140200000 2 units · 1893

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 Mckinley Park
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Mckinley Park average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,100 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17314140200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Eric Cheng
Mailing address
3651 S Paulina St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 3651 South Paulina Street in McKinley Park, owned by Eric Cheng, has maintained an extremely low record of service requests and permits over the past seven years, with only one of each being documented in the city's system. The property, which dates back to 1893, recorded a tree trimming request in February 2025, though it's worth noting that this particular request type was no longer being accepted at the time of submission. This request has since been closed, but given its non-urgent nature and the age of the request relative to current date standards, it appears to have minimal bearing on the building's current condition or resident experience. The building's permit history remains largely unremarkable, with no recorded permits for more substantial work or improvements during this period, which is somewhat atypical for a structure of this age under normal maintenance requirements.

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Risk rating

How 3651 S Paulina St 3'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
60thpercentile

Out of 1407 buildings in this neighborhood, 563 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
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Location

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Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

Township: West Chicago

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 69.9%
Moderate concern 21.4%
Severe concern 8.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3651 S Paulina St 3 event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Feb 24
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)

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