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4700 N Kelso Ave 1

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60630 13152120480000 2 units · 1903

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 Albany Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,204 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13152120480000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4700 N Kelsa

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4700 N Kelso Ave 1 in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, owned by Peter A Vlahos, is a century-plus structure dating back to 1903. The property's recent municipal service history, spanning from 2024 to May 2026, shows minimal internal building-related issues, with all five recorded 311 service requests being external to the property itself. These requests primarily concerned street maintenance matters, including two pothole complaints (one each in May 2024 and April 2026) and an abandoned vehicle complaint in July 2025, all of which have been resolved. The only remaining service request from September 2025, regarding tree planting, remains open as of the latest records in this period. While the building's age may warrant attention to various systems and infrastructure, the available service request data suggests that most recent complaints have been related to public infrastructure rather than the building itself, and there have been no recorded complaints regarding building maintenance or resident safety issues in the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 4700 N Kelso Ave 1'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
45thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 1508 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
73%
No code
violation
27%
Code violation
likely
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Year built

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 27%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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