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4448 N Central Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60630 13172320220000 4 units · 1963

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. 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 Portage Park
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1963
Stories
Building area7,350 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13172320220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
P C Access
Mailing address
4448 N Central

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AI summary

The four-unit residential building at 4448 N Central Ave in Portage Park, constructed in 1963, is currently owned by P C ACCESS and has been recorded with two total parcels. Over the past seven years, there have been minimal service requests directly related to the building itself, with only three 311 calls specifically mentioning the address. The majority of recorded service requests (14 out of 17) appear to be associated with the owner's other parcel. The building's documented service requests from 311 include a street pothole complaint in March 2026, a 311 information-only call in July 2025, and a garbage cart maintenance request in May 2025, all of which were resolved and closed. The relatively low number of complaints and service requests over this period, particularly given the multiple units in the building and the number of years examined, suggests a stable property with few reported issues affecting resident experience or safety.

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Risk rating

How 4448 N Central 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
17thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 3245 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 42.1%
Moderate concern 42.0%
Severe concern 15.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4448 N Central Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 11
Pothole in Street Complaint

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