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4931 W Ainslie St

Sauganash,Forest Glen, Chicago IL 60630 13094260100000 4 units · 1927

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Sauganash,Forest Glen — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Sauganash,Forest Glen average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1927
Stories
Building area3,226 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13094260100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4819 W Gunnison

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 4931 W Ainslie Street, owned by Gary Raffanti and located in the Sauganash/Forest Glen neighborhood, was constructed in 1927 and has a recorded ownership of four total parcels. Over the past seven years, the property has generated 43 service requests through the 311 system, with two recorded building violations during the same period. The most significant recent activity involves multiple snow-related complaints, with four separate complaints about uncleared sidewalks logged in December 2025, along with additional snow-related complaints in January 2026. These winter maintenance issues represent the bulk of service requests in the recent tracking period. The property has also had service requests for garbage cart maintenance and blue recycling cart issues in September 2025. While the building's age and location are typical for its neighborhood, the pattern of snow-related complaints suggests ongoing challenges with winter maintenance, though all recent service requests have been marked as closed.

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Risk rating

How 4931 W Ainslie St'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
60thpercentile

Out of 292 buildings in this neighborhood, 117 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
78%
No code
violation
22%
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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 22%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4931 W Ainslie St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Feb 05
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Alderman
311 RequestJan 02
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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