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4700 W Montana Chicago

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13273200360000 10 units · 1925

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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 Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

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
Units10
Year built1925
Stories
Building area7,110 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)13273200360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4338 N Damen

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The ten-unit apartment building at 4700 W Montana in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Ricardo S Pascual II, has been in operation since 1925. Over the past seven years, the building has accumulated a total of 68 311 service requests and 7 building permits, with only one building violation recorded against the owner. The majority of recent service requests between 2025 and 2026 have been related to tree maintenance issues, with multiple reports of tree debris requiring cleanup and emergency situations, two of which remain unresolved as of June 2026. Other reported concerns, primarily during 2025, included a fly dumping incident, a rodent complaint, and a street light outage, all of which have been successfully resolved. The relatively low number of building violations and permits compared to the high volume of service requests suggests that while the building may face periodic maintenance challenges in the surrounding area, major structural or safety issues have not been a significant concern during this period.

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Risk rating

How 4700 W Montana 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
5thpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 4230 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4700 W Montana Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 08
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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