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4842 W Gunnison St

Sauganash,Forest Glen, Chicago IL 60630 13094270280000 3 units · 1919

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 Sauganash,Forest Glen — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.5
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Sauganash,Forest Glen average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1919
Stories
Building area1,732 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13094270280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 1664

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4842 W Gunnison St, located in the Sauganash/Forest Glen neighborhood and owned by Brian Steigman, has experienced several notable events in recent years. Most concerning are four open, unresolved building code violations from March 2024 that were generated through complaint-driven inspections, suggesting potential ongoing issues affecting resident safety or building condition. The property has a documented history of service requests to city services, with the most recent batch of requests in 2026 including tree debris clean-up and yard waste pick-up (both closed), and a previously recorded sewer cleaning inspection request from July 2025 (also closed). Other municipal service requests include a newly opened tree planting request from June 2025 and a closed dead animal pick-up request from May 2025. While the building has experienced various maintenance and service-related events, the most pressing concern remains the cluster of unresolved building code violations from early 2024.

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Risk rating

How 4842 W Gunnison 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 292 buildings in this neighborhood, 283 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4842 W Gunnison St event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Mar 30 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 30
COMPLAINT

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