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3835 N Damen Ave

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14192090090000 6 units · 1916

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 North Center — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Center average of 0.5.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1916
Stories
Building area5,340 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14192090090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
48 Kenilworth Ave

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 3835 N Damen Ave in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Barry Tamblyn and constructed in 1916, has experienced a relatively quiet maintenance record over the past seven years, with only one building permit filed during this period. The property has generated a modest total of 19 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, though the records show an unusual cluster of activity in April-May 2026, with six service requests concentrated within a two-month period in spring 2026. This recent spike in service requests primarily relates to water-related issues, including two street water complaints and a sewer cleaning inspection request, as well as three finance parking code enforcement reviews. While all these service requests have been marked as closed, the concentration of these issues in 2026 could indicate temporary infrastructure or maintenance challenges during that period, though no ongoing problems are evident in the current records. The building's historical data shows no other significant patterns or concerns, with the majority of the seven-year service request history being relatively sparse.

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Risk rating

How 3835 N Damen 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
25thpercentile

Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 1989 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

Number of units

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

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 36%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3835 N Damen Ave event timeline

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2023
311 Request Aug 18
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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