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6438 N Milwaukee Ave

Norwood Park, Chicago IL 60631 10314170320000 5 units · 1958

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Norwood Park
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Norwood Park average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1958
Stories
Building area3,552 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)10314170320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Albert Pecherek
Mailing address
2455 Farrell Ave

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AI summary

The five-unit residential building at 6438 N Milwaukee Ave, located in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood, is a property owned by Albert Pecherek that was constructed in 1958. Over the past seven years, there have been four documented 311 service requests associated with this property, with the most recent one occurring in November 2025 regarding cab feedback. Other recorded service requests include a traffic signal complaint in March 2025, an abandoned vehicle complaint in September 2024, and a dead animal pick-up request in June 2024. While all of these issues have been resolved and marked as closed, it's worth noting that these service requests primarily relate to street-level or public space concerns rather than direct building-related issues, and the frequency of complaints does not appear to indicate any significant pattern. The relatively low number of service requests over this extended period, particularly for a multi-unit building, could be considered notable, though it should be understood that not all building-related issues may necessarily be reported through the 311 system.

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Risk rating

How 6438 N Milwaukee 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
4thpercentile

Out of 892 buildings in this neighborhood, 856 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 45.0%
Moderate concern 40.4%
Severe concern 14.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

6438 N Milwaukee Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 25
Cab Feedback
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 14
Traffic Signal Out Complaint

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