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434 W Wellington Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14281090100000 72 units · 1927

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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.

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
Units72
Year built1927
Stories
Building area
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14281090100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1 N Lasalle St #400

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 72-unit apartment building at 434 W Wellington in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by TLC Management Co., has a notable history dating back to its 1927 construction. The property has experienced significant management challenges over the past seven years, accumulating a total of 362 building violations and 568 service requests, with particularly concerning recent activity including multiple open nuisance animal complaints in 2026. The building has faced persistent issues requiring regulatory attention, including seven environmental complaints, though only one environmental enforcement action is documented. The property has also been involved in significant house share regulation violations, with 17 documented over the period, though this is somewhat reduced from 1 violation noted in the current records. Recent maintenance needs are evident, with open requests for tree planting and unresolved building violations as of 2026. While there have been some efforts to address the building's challenges—evidenced by the 37 building permits issued in the past seven years and various service requests including recent rodent control measures—many issues remain ongoing, as reflected in the current status of multiple service requests in 2026.

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Risk rating

How 434 W Wellington Chicago'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
3rdpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3348 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Number of units

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

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

434 W Wellington Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 10
Shared Housing/Vacation Rental Complaint
311 RequestMay 05
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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