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1834 W Newport Ave

North Center, Chicago IL 60657 14194110220000 3 units · 1899

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
Units3
Year built1899
Stories
Building area3,113 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14194110220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1834 W Newport Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1834 W Newport Ave in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Michael Flammang, has a documented history dating back to its 1899 construction. The most recent records from 2025 show a cluster of municipal service requests in October, including inspections for alley sewer issues, tree removal, and tree debris clean-up, along with an abandoned vehicle complaint. Earlier that year, there were complaints about water on the street and an alley pothole problem, all of which were subsequently closed out. While the building's recent service record shows primarily infrastructure and maintenance issues typical of an older urban building, it's worth noting an unusual spike in air pollution work orders from late November 1994, with three separate complaints filed within five days of each other. These historical air quality concerns appear to be isolated incidents from nearly three decades ago, given there have been no similar complaints in the subsequent years. The property has generated a total of 38 service requests under its current ownership over the past seven years, though most recent complaints seem to focus on external infrastructure issues rather than building-specific concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1834 W Newport 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
48thpercentile

Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 1379 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
73%
No code
violation
27%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

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Number of units

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Township: Lake View

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 27%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1834 W Newport Ave event timeline

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1994
Environmental Complaint Nov 30
Air Pollution Work Order
Environmental ComplaintNov 25
Air Pollution Work Order

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