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3439 W Madison Chicago

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16142010040000 25 units · 1916

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
20
FewerMore

This building has 20 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units25
Year built1916
Stories
Building area27,780 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)16142010040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 1181

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Initial analysis

The 25-unit residential building at 3439 W Madison in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood, owned by Lawndale Properties, has a significant history of building code violations and maintenance issues. Most concerning are seven unresolved building code violations from January 2026, including multiple complaints-driven inspections, and three unresolved violations from September 2025 related to periodic routine inspections. The property's inspection record over the past seven years shows a total of 24 building violations, while the owner has accumulated 47 violations across five parcels. The building has experienced recurrent issues with rodent infestation, evidenced by multiple service requests for rat complaints in March 2026, along with earlier concerns about graffiti that required removal in February 2026. The property's maintenance history includes 15 service requests through the city's 311 system in the past seven years and a modest amount of permitted work, with only two building permits issued for the specific address and ten permits across all owned parcels during this period.

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Risk rating

How 3439 W Madison 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.

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Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3998 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
6%
No code
violation
94%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 94%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3439 W Madison Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 16
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 17
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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