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3123 S Shields Ave

Armour Square, Chicago IL 60616 17332010080000 3 units · 1888

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 Armour Square — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.7
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Armour Square average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1888
Stories
Building area4,390 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17332010080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
10 S Lasalle St #2750

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 3123 S Shields Ave in Armour Square, constructed in 1888, has experienced several notable events in recent years, with the most significant occurring in August 2022 when multiple complaint-driven inspections resulted in documented building code violations. However, it's worth noting that all these violations were resolved and marked as complied. The building's recent history also includes one 311 service request in 2024 regarding a street light outage, which has since been closed. While the property has a total of 11 building violations recorded over the past seven years, there are no open violations currently on file. The building has had very limited permitting activity during this period, with only one building permit recorded. Despite the presence of multiple past violations, the prompt resolution of the 2022 issues and the relatively low volume of service requests suggests a current stable condition, though the historical data indicates some attention to maintenance and compliance requirements may have been necessary.

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Risk rating

How 3123 S Shields 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
7thpercentile

Out of 508 buildings in this neighborhood, 472 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3123 S Shields Ave event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Dec 11
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 City Services

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