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6458 N Hamilton Ave

West Ridge, Chicago IL 60645 11313160460000 2 units · 1956

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 West Ridge — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the West Ridge average of 1.2.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1956
Stories
Building area2,913 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)11313160460000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
957 N York St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 6458 N Hamilton Ave in the West Ridge neighborhood, owned by Zahida Farid, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years, with particular attention needed to recent developments. The most pressing concerns are five unresolved violations documented on June 27, 2025, resulting from a complaint-driven inspection, though specific details about these violations are not provided in the available data. The building has a limited history of municipal interactions, with three 311 service requests filed in 2025 alone, though all these requests are now closed. These requests included a building violation report in April 2025, a finance parking code enforcement review in February 2025, and an abandoned vehicle complaint in January 2025. The building has only one permit record in the past seven years, suggesting minimal recent construction or renovation activity. While the property has experienced some municipal scrutiny, particularly in 2025, the violations and service requests appear to be primarily resolving through standard city processes, with no documented pattern of recurring issues over the years.

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Risk rating

How 6458 N Hamilton 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
80thpercentile

Out of 3126 buildings in this neighborhood, 625 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
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Township: Rogers Park

Located in Rogers Park. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Location

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

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 21%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6458 N Hamilton Ave event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Jun 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJun 27
COMPLAINT

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