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1212 W Belmont Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14203310330000 3 units · 1949

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lake View — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1949
Stories
Building area5,559 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14203310330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1212 W Belmont Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1212 W Belmont Ave in Lake View, built in 1949 and owned by Stephen L Clark, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. The property has accumulated a total of 22 service requests through the city's 311 system over the past seven years, with a particularly concerning pattern of graffiti-related incidents, totaling six requests between April and December 2025. More significantly, the building faced serious waste management violations in July 2021, resulting in two default fines of $5,000 and $2,500, and one liability-continuance fine of $1,500, though one violation was dismissed with no fine. While these environmental enforcement actions were resolved, they represent the highest penalty exposure for the property in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 1212 W Belmont 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
36thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 2209 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
59%
No code
violation
41%
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 rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 41%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1212 W Belmont Ave event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2021
Environmental Enforcement Jul 26 Serious
11-4-1585 Full Description: Full Description: Person responsible for waste removal from any residence, business, lot, or unimproved parcel of real estate
Closed
Environmental EnforcementJul 26
11-4-1500 Full Description: Full Description: Treatment and disposal of solid or liquid waste

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