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4701 N Albany Chicago

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13131020200000 19 units · 1913

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Albany Park
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units19
Year built1913
Stories
Building area23,190 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)13131020200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
4701 Albany Av
Mailing address
4520 N Clarendon Av

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Initial analysis

The 19-unit residential building at 4701 N Albany in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, constructed in 1913, has had limited documented activity over the past seven years, with only five 311 service requests and one building permit on file for the owner. The most recent service request, dated May 2026, was related to a sanitation code violation, while there is an open request from January 2026 for a water lead test kit. The property has experienced some environmental and maintenance challenges, including a fly dumping complaint in April 2025 and an abandoned vehicle complaint in July 2024, both of which have been resolved. A December 2025 interaction with 311 was recorded as "information only." The building permit history shows only one permit has been pulled during this period, though this alone does not necessarily indicate any issues with maintenance or compliance.

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Risk rating

How 4701 N Albany Chicago'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
7thpercentile

Out of 2730 buildings in this neighborhood, 2539 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Building size

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Number of units

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 30.3%
Moderate concern 62.0%
Severe concern 7.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4701 N Albany Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 22
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestJan 08
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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