2042 N Burling
- Building
- Built 2017 · 3 stories · 3 units
- Prepared
- September 2026
This report synthesizes public information to provide insights on building condition and potential deferred maintenance relative to peers.
2042 N Burling is a 2017, 3-unit three-story building with a short record and nothing adverse on it. The city record shows no recurring habitability complaints.
Compared against 10 Lincoln Park three-unit condo buildings of the same age and size, dues sit near the median. Permitted work reaches the city's file at only 3 of them, so for buildings this size the record to read is the 22.1 disclosure and the city's inspection file.
It is zoned RM-4.5, with no overlay that constrains redevelopment of the surrounding lots. There are no subsidized units on file.
Building condition
The 2016 permit to erect it put the cost at $796k, about $123 a square foot, above the six peers built within three years of it, filed by McCarn Development Inc. That is the applicant's figure, not an audited one. Permits since 2006 show no association-scale wole maintenance work since it was built, which for a building this age is ordinary rather than deferred. No listing for the building mentions a capital project, a reserve balance or a special assessment. The penthouse's 2026 listing calls its two-zone HVAC and humidifiers original to 2017
Comparable condos
10 Lincoln Park three-unit condo buildings built 2008–2021 with 3 units each: dues from recent listings beside the capital work the city holds permits for. Association-scale permitted work since 2006 reaches the city's file at only 3 of 10 peers (median $412 a unit), so the permit file separates little here; dues run in line with the cohort, and the 22.1 has to carry the rest.
The same developer, McCarn Development Inc, filed the permit to erect 1938 N Mohawk in 2019. How that building has aged is the nearest preview of this one. Dues per square foot at 2042 N Burling are in line with the median of 10 peers. Permits since 2006 show $0 of association-scale work a unit here against a cohort median of $412; the 3 peers with real programs on file are 2034 N Sheffield ($67k a unit), 1038 W Altgeld ($12k a unit) and 2040 N Burling ($5k a unit). Buildings this size tuckpoint, re-roof and replace boilers without much reaching the permit file, so the comparison rests on dues, on the city's inspection record below, and on what the 22.1 discloses.
Special assessments mentioned in listing copy or resident reviews: 2038 N Burling, dues went from $294 at the 2017 developer sale to $320 in 2021. No listing mentions reserves, a special assessment or a rental cap.1
The city's inspection file says more than the permit file here. 0 of 10 peers carry a violation the city opened in the past year, and 1 has been taken to circuit court. The heaviest records are 1038 W Altgeld (8 violations on file) and 910 W Fullerton (5 violations on file); 2042 N Burling has 2 on file and 0 open, more than five peers and fewer than two.
| Building | Year | Units | Dues | Built for | Permitted work since 2006 / unit | City record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2042 N Burlingthis building | 2017 | 3 | $286 3-bed1,2$0.11 a sq ft · heat not included | $123 a sq ft2016 · $796k | none on permit | none open2 violations |
| 12034 N SheffieldLincoln Park | 2008 | 3 | $189 2-bed3,1,2$0.12 a sq ft · heat not included | $75 a sq ft2009 · $450k | $67k a unitno major permit | none open0 violations |
| 22044 N BurlingLincoln Park | 2011 | 3 | $420 4-bed1,4$0.17 a sq ft · heat not included | $111 a sq ft2011 · $800k | none on permit | none open0 violations |
| 31700 N OrchardLincoln Park | 2011 | 3 | $485 4-bed1,4$0.18 a sq ft · heat not included | $97 a sq ft2012 · $700k | none on permit | none open0 violations |
| 42040 N BurlingLincoln Park | 2014 | 3 | $471 3-bed4,1$0.15 a sq ft · heat not included | $49 a sq ft2015 · $350k | $5k a unitno major permit | none open2 violations |
| 5910 W FullertonLincoln Park | 2014 | 3 | $179 3-bed1,5$0.09 a sq ft · heat not included | $85 a sq ft2013 · $704k | none on permit | none open5 violations |
| 62038 N BurlingLincoln Park | 2017 | 3 | $320 3-bed1$0.12 a sq ft · heat not included | $65 a sq ft2015 · $450k | none on permit | none open2 violations · 1 court case |
| 71944 N SedgwickLincoln Park | 2018 | 3 | $284 4-bed1,4$0.10 a sq ft · heat not included | $119 a sq ft2017 · $950k | none on permit | none open0 violations |
| 81938 N MohawkLincoln Park | 2020 | 3 | $299 3-bed1,5,4heat not included | $145 a sq ft2019 · $1.1M | $3k a unitno major permit | none open0 violations |
| 91850 N SedgwickLincoln Park | 2021 | 3 | $140 2-bed4,3 | $129 a sq ft2019 · $920k | $824 a unitno major permit | none open2 violations |
| 101038 W AltgeldLincoln Park | 2021 | 3 | $275 2-bed1,4heat not included | $157 a sq ft2020 · $752k | $12k a unitno major permit | none open8 violations |
| Cohort median | $0.12 a sq ft | $104 a sq ft | $412 a unit0 major systems | 1 violations |
- 12034 N Sheffield. Dues have not moved: the penthouse paid $189 in 2012 and $189 in 2021, the middle unit $160 in 2014 and $160 in 2020. Listings date the building to 2012 and call the units new construction; the Assessor carries 2008. Facade $200k in 2011.3,1,2
- 31700 N Orchard. The highest dues in the cohort at every unit size. The fee includes lawn care, which no other peer's does.1,4
- 42040 N Burling. Dues follow ownership share: $251 for the two-bedroom simplex, $471 for the 3,188-square-foot penthouse, quoted within a year of each other.4,1
- 5910 W Fullerton. The two duplexes, 3,300 and 3,500 square feet, pay $273 each and the 1,771-square-foot simplex $179, about $725 a month for the building. The $273 figure did not change between 2021 and 2025.1,5
- 62038 N Burling. Dues went from $294 at the 2017 developer sale to $320 in 2021. No listing mentions reserves, a special assessment or a rental cap.1
- 71944 N Sedgwick. Dues run by share: $284 for the 2,888-square-foot duplex, $190 for the two-bedroom simplex.1,4
- 81938 N Mohawk. The three units pay $199, $254 and $299, about $752 a month for the building. One listing itemizes the fee as insurance only.1,5,4
- 91850 N Sedgwick. Dues have not risen since the 2019 developer sales: $145 and $150 then, $140 on the latest resale. No listing says what the fee covers or states a reserve figure.4,3
- 101038 W Altgeld. Dues rose from $177 at the developer's 2022 closing to $275 in 2026, about 55 percent, in a self-managed building.1,4
Lot & reference
The lot is zoned RM-4.5, residential multi-unit district, and sits in an Affordable Requirements Ordinance inclusionary area, where a redevelopment must include affordable units. It is a transit-served location, 5 minutes on foot from Armitage (Brown, Purple (Express)), which relaxes parking minimums for any future work. It is outside the FEMA flood hazard area.
Quick questions
Questions to ask your broker or the building’s management (feel free to ).
The city's file raises nothing. These questions come from the listings.
- Mechanicals A listing dates the two-zone HVAC and humidifiers in the penthouse to 2017, which puts that equipment at 9 years old. Heat here is each unit's own, so replacing a furnace falls to the owner rather than the association: ask what this unit has had done, and what the other owners have replaced.
- Reserves No listing states the reserve balance. Ask for the reserve study and the current balance through the Section 22.1 disclosure.