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4237 N Central Park Ave

Irving Park, Chicago IL 60618 13144080080000 3 units · 1906

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Irving Park
Above average
avg 0.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Irving Park average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1906
Stories
Building area2,477 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13144080080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4237 N Central Park Av

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4237 N Central Park Ave in Irving Park, owned by Juan E Juarez Sr, is a1906 construction with a mixed record of maintenance and service issues over the past seven years. The most significant outstanding issue is an open building code violation from May 2021 related to permit inspections, while another notable incident occurred in July 2021 involving an air pollution complaint that was investigated and found to have no violation. The property has generated relatively few formal complaints or service requests, with a total of seven 311 service requests in recent years, including various resolved issues such as garbage cart maintenance, tree debris cleanup, and a pet wellness check in 2025. Two building permits have been issued during this period, though it's unclear if they were related to the open violation. A sidewalk inspection request from April 2025 remains open, representing the most recent outstanding maintenance concern.

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Risk rating

How 4237 N Central Park Ave'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
33rdpercentile

Out of 3714 buildings in this neighborhood, 2488 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
65%
No code
violation
35%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Environmental complaints, owner's portfolio

Environmental complaints across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.9%
Moderate concern 41.4%
Severe concern 5.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4237 N Central Park Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 25
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 RequestAug 06
Fly Dumping Complaint

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