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4314 W Melrose St

Irving Park, Chicago IL 60641 13224300310000 2 units · 1915

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 Irving Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Irving Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,080 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13224300310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4314 W Melrose

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4314 W Melrose St in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood, constructed in 1915, is owned by Fidel Meraz and has maintained a relatively clean service record over the past seven years. The property has generated only one documented 311 service request during this period, which occurred on October 3, 2024, and was related to a rodent baiting/rat complaint. This recent rodent issue, while significant due to its potential impact on resident comfort and hygiene, represents the building's first documented pest-related concern in the past seven years. The request was subsequently closed, indicating that the city services department addressed the issue, though the record does not provide details on the resolution timeline or effectiveness of the intervention.

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Risk rating

How 4314 W Melrose St'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
88thpercentile

Out of 3731 buildings in this neighborhood, 448 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
81%
No code
violation
19%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Property class (315)

Assessor class 315 — apartment / larger residential. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Municipality

No municipality is recorded for this property; the model still accounts for area-level patterns where it can.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 19%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4314 W Melrose St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Oct 03
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
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