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3140 S Wells St 1

Armour Square, Chicago IL 60616 17332020400000 2 units · 1882

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 Armour Square
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Armour Square average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1882
Stories
Building area1,716 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17332020400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3215 S Canal

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3140 S Wells Street in Chicago's Armour Square neighborhood is an 1882 structure currently owned by Frank Mary Scalise. The property's recent service request history over the past seven years has been relatively minimal, with only two documented 311 service calls during this period. Both requests have been properly closed: the most recent, from January 2026, concerned a snow removal issue related to an object or dibs, while an August 2025 request pertained to tree trimming concerns, though it's worth noting that such requests are no longer being accepted by the city. Given the limited number of service requests on record, there appear to be no pressing or recurring maintenance issues documented in public records from this two-unit building.

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Risk rating

How 3140 S Wells St 1'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
47thpercentile

Out of 508 buildings in this neighborhood, 269 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
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.

Township: South Chicago

Located in South Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Location

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 74.8%
Moderate concern 21.3%
Severe concern 4.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3140 S Wells St 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 29
Snow - Object/Dibs Removal Request

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