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4819 W Montrose Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13164030120000 5 units · 1928

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 Portage Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1928
Stories
Building area4,438 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13164030120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6831 N Keating

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit building at 4819 W Montrose Ave in Portage Park, owned by Gordana Knezevic, was constructed in 1928 and has a relatively modest record of building code violations and service requests over the past seven years. Most notably, there are currently three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded on February 19, 2026, which represent the only open violations on the building's record. Looking at recent service history, there was one building violation complaint filed through 311 City Services in September 2025 that has since been resolved, as well as a water lead test kit request from October 2024, which was also closed. It's worth noting that both of these recent service requests have been properly addressed according to city records, though the nature of the resolved building violation from 2025 isn't specified in the provided data.

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Risk rating

How 4819 W Montrose 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

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
17thpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3257 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
58%
No code
violation
42%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

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Number of rooms

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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 risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 42%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4819 W Montrose Ave event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Feb 19 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationFeb 19
COMPLAINT

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