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4828 W Belle Plaine Chicago

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13164230230000 12 units · 1914

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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
16
FewerMore

This building has 16 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1914
Stories
Building area13,626 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)13164230230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
737 Oakwood Ct

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit building at 4828 W Belle Plaine in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood, owned by Michalina Rodek, has been in operation since 1914. The property has experienced a notably high volume of building violations and service requests in recent years, with 16 documented building violations and 14 service requests recorded through the 311 system over the past seven years. Most concerning are seven complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in October 2025, though it is worth noting that all these specific violations have been marked as "Complied" or resolved. The building has also faced recurring issues with street lighting in the surrounding area, with three street light outage complaints filed between January and April 2026, all of which have been closed. Additionally, there were two abandoned vehicle complaints filed in February 2026 and one in December 2025, all of which were also closed. Looking further back in history, there was one environmental complaint regarding air pollution dating back to January 1997. While many of the recent issues have been addressed promptly, the frequency and nature of the complaints suggest ongoing maintenance and infrastructure challenges in and around the building.

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Risk rating

How 4828 W Belle Plaine Chicago'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
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Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3924 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
18%
No code
violation
82%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 82%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4828 W Belle Plaine Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 01
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJun 19
Building Violation

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