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3500 N Damen Ave 2Fl

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14193070440000 4 units · 1909

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 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.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1909
Stories
Building area3,000 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14193070440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
840 W Lill

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 3500 N Damen Ave 2FL in Chicago's North Center neighborhood is a 1909 structure currently owned by Kenneth Fils. The building's documented history over the past seven years reveals an unusually high number of tree-related service requests, with a total of six between late 2025 and mid-2026, including three tree trimming requests, two clean-up requests, and one active tree removal inspection request as of October 2023. While all of these requests have been marked as closed except for one inspection request, their frequency suggests ongoing concerns with tree maintenance or safety around the property. The building has maintained a relatively low overall service request count of 16 over the past seven years, with no recorded incidents suggesting significant safety concerns or negative resident experiences within the building's structure itself. The majority of service requests appear to be routine municipal maintenance matters rather than issues directly impacting the building's habitability.

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Risk rating

How 3500 N Damen Ave 2Fl'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
45thpercentile

Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 1459 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
72%
No code
violation
28%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of units

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

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 28%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3500 N Damen Ave 2Fl event timeline

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2022
311 Request Apr 28
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestApr 27
Building Violation

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