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8514 W Catalpa Ave 1St

O'Hare, Chicago IL 60656 12111030120000 4 units · 1964

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 O'Hare — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.3
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the O'Hare average of 0.3.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1964
Stories
Building area3,497 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)12111030120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7536 W Winnemac

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4-unit residential building at 8514 W Catalpa Ave in the O'Hare neighborhood, owned by Ted Murzanski, has been standing since 1964 and has experienced several regulatory interactions in recent years. Most notably, there is an open building code violation from December 2025 related to a complaint-driven inspection, with a corresponding plumbing violation service request made through 311 City Services one day prior. The building had a significant cluster of resolved violations in September 2019, with five separate complaint-driven inspections that were all satisfactorily complied with. The property has also faced sanitation code violations, with two such incidents recorded in May 2024, which have since been closed. Over the past seven years, the building has accumulated a total of 11 building violations, three service requests, and five environmental enforcement actions. When considering the owner's total record, including all parcels, there are 12 building violations, 12 service requests, and five environmental enforcement actions on file, indicating some ongoing regulatory oversight for this property.

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Risk rating

How 8514 W Catalpa Ave 1St'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
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Out of 444 buildings in this neighborhood, 444 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
21%
No code
violation
79%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 79%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8514 W Catalpa Ave 1St event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Dec 05 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestDec 04
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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