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4842 W Berteau Ave 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13164140260000 2 units · 1908

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 Portage Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.6.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1908
Stories
Building area2,318 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13164140260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
P O Box 7471

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4842 W Berteau Ave in Portage Park, owned by David Waddick, is a 1908 structure that has maintained a relatively low record of service requests and permits over the past seven years. The property's documented history includes one building violation from August 2024, the specifics of which are not detailed in the available data, and a dead animal pick-up request from March 2025, which has since been resolved. Both incidents were appropriately closed through the municipal system, and there are no recorded building permits associated with this address during the seven-year review period. The limited number of service requests and permits could suggest either minimal building issues or possibly under-reporting, though no definitive conclusions about building conditions can be drawn solely from this data.

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Risk rating

How 4842 W Berteau 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
26thpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 2904 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
65%
No code
violation
35%
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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 35%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4842 W Berteau Ave 1 event timeline

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2024
311 Request Aug 01
Building Violation

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