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3843 S Michigan Ave

Douglas, Chicago IL 60653 17343230290000 6 units · 1908

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 Douglas — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.1
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Douglas average of 3.1.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1908
Stories
Building area15,300 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17343230290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 803338

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 3843 S Michigan Ave in the Douglas neighborhood, constructed in 1908 and currently owned by Icarus Invest Group, has experienced several notable issues over the past seven years. The most concerning ongoing situation involves seven open violations resulting from complaint-driven inspections conducted on August 14, 2020, which remain unresolved as of October 2023. While the building has had only one building permit filed in this period, the ownership group has accrued significant activity across their property portfolio, with 73 total building violations and 54 service requests recorded under their name, though these numbers reflect all seven parcels owned rather than just the single building in question.

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Risk rating

How 3843 S Michigan 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
9thpercentile

Out of 303 buildings in this neighborhood, 276 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
25%
No code
violation
75%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 75%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3843 S Michigan Ave event timeline

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2022
311 Request Sep 12
Building Violation
311 City Services

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