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1146 N Parkside Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60651 16054060230000 4 units · 1908

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1908
Stories
Building area2,370 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16054060230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1146 N Parkside

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Initial analysis

The property at 1146 N Parkside Ave in Chicago's Austin neighborhood is a 4-unit residential building constructed in 1908 and currently owned by John D. Darby. The building's recent history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only one documented 311 service request and one building permit on file. Notably, the only service request recorded in this period was a tree emergency reported to city services in May 2025, which has since been closed. This service request appears to be the only instance of building-related issues in the past seven years, suggesting relatively stable conditions, though the nature of the tree emergency and its impact on the property itself is not specified in the records. The limited number of service requests and building permits could indicate either very few issues requiring city intervention or potentially gaps in the available record, as properties typically generate more routine maintenance and permit activity over time.

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Risk rating

How 1146 N Parkside 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
42ndpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 4189 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

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Number of units

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 28%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1146 N Parkside Ave event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Jul 22 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJul 22
COMPLAINT

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