4949 N Bell Chicago
This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.
This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.
What's in the 4949 N Bell Chicago report
| Units | 30 |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1925 |
| Stories | — |
| Building area | — |
| Property class | 315 |
| PIN (Cook County parcel) | 14073130010000 |
Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.
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Unlock complete reportThe 30-unit residential building at 4949 North Bell in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, constructed in 1925 and currently owned by William R. Werdrick, has experienced several notable events over the past few years. Most recently, in June 2023, the building faced environmental issues, including an air pollution complaint that was validated, followed by an enforcement action resulting in a $5,000 default fine for a code violation related to air quality. The property has also shown significant interest in local greening efforts, with multiple tree planting requests filed between October 2024 and March 2025, with several of these requests still remaining open. While the building has had a total of 69 service requests made by the owner over the past seven years, only two building violations and one environmental complaint are on record. The property has also required six building permits during this period, though the specific nature of these permits is not detailed in the data.
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How 4949 N Bell 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
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.
Out of 2564 buildings in this neighborhood, 2256 are predicted to be safer.
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4949 N Bell Chicago event timeline
Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.
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Full history back to 2023 — violations, complaints, permits, and 311 calls.
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Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.
What this is
Violations issued by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings against this parcel.
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Building permits issued by the City of Chicago for new construction, alterations, and repairs at this parcel.
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Chicago 311 service requests recorded at this parcel — maintenance complaints and quality-of-life requests.
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Environmental complaints filed about this property with the City of Chicago.
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Formal environmental enforcement cases brought against this property.
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