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4740 N Kewanee Ave

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60630 13152140200000 2 units · 1896

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 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
Units2
Year built1896
Stories
Building area1,512 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13152140200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Richard P Jorgensen
Mailing address
4740 Kewanee Av

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 4740 N Kewanee Ave in Albany Park is a late 19th-century structure, constructed in 1896 and currently owned by Richard P Jorgensen. The property's service request record over the past seven years (2017-2023) shows a total of six documented incidents, with all requests having been successfully closed. The majority of these issues occurred between late 2025 and early 2026, with three related to street lighting outages (two in April 2026 and one in March 2026), suggesting a recurring infrastructure issue in the immediate vicinity that may affect resident safety and security. Two other service requests were made in May 2025, one pertaining to a nuisance animal complaint and another regarding an injured animal, indicating some challenges with local wildlife or pet management in the area. A separate garbage cart maintenance request was logged in July 2025, though this appears to be a routine municipal services matter rather than a building-specific issue. Notably, the building has not generated any emergency service requests or serious incident reports during this period, and the relatively limited number of service requests over seven years suggests generally stable building conditions.

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Risk rating

How 4740 N Kewanee 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
54thpercentile

Out of 2730 buildings in this neighborhood, 1256 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
76%
No code
violation
24%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges.

Location

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 60.3%
Moderate concern 33.8%
Severe concern 5.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4740 N Kewanee Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 08
Street Light Out Complaint
Alderman
311 RequestMar 23
Street Light Out Complaint

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