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3651 S Paulina St 3

Mckinley Park, Chicago IL 60609 17314140200000 2 units · 1893

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Mckinley Park — not a forecast
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
Mailing address
3651 S Paulina St

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Initial analysis

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

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
62ndpercentile

Out of 1411 buildings in this neighborhood, 536 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
76%
No code
violation
24%
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.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3651 S Paulina St 3 event timeline

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2023
311 Request Dec 01
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestNov 30
Building Violation

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