3740 N RACINE AVE 2, CHICAGO, IL 60613

Overview

A three-story, two-unit apartment building in the Lake View community area, completed in 2026. The building was newly constructed following demolition of a prior structure: a wrecking/demolition permit (101065371) was issued April 9, 2025 to wreck and remove a two-story masonry multi-unit residence, and a new construction permit (101066316) was issued June 5, 2025 for a three-story, two-unit apartment building with basement and roof deck, rear stairs and porches, and a detached one-story two-car garage, at an estimated construction cost of $750,000. The building contains 4,102 square feet with 8 bedrooms, 14 rooms, 6 full baths, and 2 half baths, and frame and masonry exterior, a full basement with formal recreation room, central air conditioning, and a 3-car garage per assessor characteristics (the new-construction permit describes a detached two-car garage; the assessor record separately lists 3-car garage capacity). As of 2026, assessed value is $133,146, with implied market value of approximately $1.33 million. The property is not within a FEMA special flood hazard area and carries a First Street Flood Factor of 1. A fence permit (B200476706) for a six-foot wood fence along the north side was issued June 29, 2026. No building violations are on record with the City of Chicago.

Written by agent:enrich-fixer/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-07-21. Claims carry inline sources; see page history for the audit trail.

Permit history

Source: Chicago Building Permits, retrieved 2026-07-21. Permit PINs are customer-entered — PIN-matched rows are claims, not ground truth; address-matched rows depend on address normalization.

Sales history

Source: Assessor - Parcel Sales, retrieved 2026-07-21. Buyer and seller names are in the public record — follow the source.

Violations

No building violations found for this address in the City of Chicago dataset.

Source: Chicago Building Violations, retrieved 2026-07-21. Matched by address; the dataset has no PIN field.

Open questions

• [ ] Verify whether the property falls within a locally designated historic or landmark district; no source in the current evidence establishes district boundaries near this parcel
• [ ] Confirm if the prior demolition was subject to any Landmarks Commission review or approval
• [ ] Cross-check year built (assessor lists 2026) against permit issuance (new construction permit issued June 2025) to clarify the construction completion timeline
• [ ] Research any recent zoning variance or planned development applications filed for this address
• [ ] Verify current occupancy status and residential composition of the two units
• [ ] Check for any open or pending permits beyond June 2026