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4848 W Medill Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13332040200000 2 units · 1913

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 Belmont Cragin
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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories
Building area2,421 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13332040200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4848 W Medill Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4848 W Medill Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Geoffrey Gross, is a century-old structure built in 1913. The property has experienced minimal documented issues over the past seven years, with a total of 12 service requests filed through the city's 311 system. Notably, there is a clustering of abandoned vehicle complaints in late 2025, with four such incidents reported between April and August of that year. The property has also experienced some infrastructure-related concerns, specifically related to street conditions, with two pothole complaints recorded in April and August of 2025. In August 2025, a water lead test kit request was submitted and subsequently resolved. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a property of this age, the most recent concerns primarily relate to street conditions and abandoned vehicles, rather than building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 4848 W Medill 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
75thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 1109 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 74.2%
Moderate concern 17.9%
Severe concern 7.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4848 W Medill Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jan 25
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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