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3133 N Elston Ave

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13252050030000 4 units · 1915

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 Avondale — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Avondale average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,268 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13252050030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3133 N Elston Ave 1

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 3133 N Elston Ave in the Avondale neighborhood, owned by Julia Morales Rios, has maintained relatively low maintenance activity over the past seven years since its construction in 1915. The most notable pattern in the building's recent history is a series of six graffiti removal requests filed between 2024 and 2026, all of which have been successfully closed. These requests demonstrate a concentrated period of graffiti incidents, particularly in 2024-2025 when four of the six reported incidents occurred within a three-month window (February 2025 and July 2024). While these incidents required municipal intervention, it's worth noting that there have been no reported safety violations or other building code issues on record during this period, suggesting general structural and systems stability. The property's service request record constitutes primarily exterior maintenance concerns, with no reported interior or systems-related issues.

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Risk rating

How 3133 N Elston 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
31stpercentile

Out of 3681 buildings in this neighborhood, 2540 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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