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4500 N Whipple Chicago

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13131190330000 12 units · 1914

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 Albany Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.1
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Albany Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1914
Stories
Building area12,765 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)13131190330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2156 N Halsted St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 4500 N Whipple building is a 12-unit residential property located in Albany Park, constructed in 1914 and currently owned by 4500 Whipple Apts LLC. The building's recent history shows notable concerns regarding building safety and maintenance, with the most significant being an open complaint-driven inspection violation recorded in January 2025, which remains unresolved as of October 2023. Prior to this, there were six similar complaint-driven violations in September 2022, though these were all resolved with compliance. The property has generated a total of 15 service requests to the city over the past seven years, with the most recent issues primarily revolving around street conditions, including two open pothole complaints from May 2026 and one unresolved snow removal complaint from January 2026. The only building permit on record in the past seven years suggests limited recent construction or maintenance activity. The building's historical records also show a minor environmental violation from 1998, which was resolved with a $25 fine.

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Risk rating

How 4500 N Whipple 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

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 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 2715 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
13%
No code
violation
87%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 87%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4500 N Whipple Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 06
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestAug 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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