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833 W Newport Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14204130340000 4 units · 1895

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 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
Units4
Year built1895
Stories
Building area4,888 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14204130340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
849 Mason Ln

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 833 W Newport Ave in the Lake View neighborhood is a 128-year-old structure currently owned by David V Erickson. The property is part of two parcels and has generated a total of 19 service requests over the past seven years, with 16 of those being specifically from this address. The most recent and most frequent issues have been concentrated in the street and alley areas surrounding the building, with a notable cluster of complaints in April 2026 regarding potholes in the alley and street, as well as water accumulation on the roadway. These infrastructure-related problems appear to be a recurring theme, with earlier incidents of water on the street reported in August 2025 and a garbage cart maintenance issue documented in March 2026. While the building itself has not had any documented interior or safety-related service requests in recent years, the frequency of street-related complaints, particularly the recent spate of pothole-related reports, may indicate ongoing municipal infrastructure challenges in the immediate vicinity of the property.

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Risk rating

How 833 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
44thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 1933 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
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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 36%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

833 W Newport Ave event timeline

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2024
311 Request Sep 25
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestSep 13
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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