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4916 N Paulina St

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14074140210000 2 units · 1903

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 Uptown
At or below average
avg 2.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area1,560 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14074140210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Leticia L Demesa
Mailing address
4916 N Paulina St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 4916 N Paulina Street in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Leticia L Demesa, is a century-old structure built in 1903. The property's recent service request history over the past seven years has been relatively minimal, with only four recorded incidents between 2024 and 2025. The most pressing current issue is an open sidewalk inspection request filed in April 2025, which could potentially impact resident safety and accessibility. Prior to this, there was a closed water on street complaint in February 2025, and other resolved issues included an abandoned vehicle complaint in October 2024 and a street light outage in April 2024. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a multi-unit building of this age, the recent sidewalk inspection request merits attention as it remains unresolved.

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Risk rating

How 4916 N Paulina 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

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
82ndpercentile

Out of 1226 buildings in this neighborhood, 221 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Lot size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 75.0%
Moderate concern 21.4%
Severe concern 3.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4916 N Paulina St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Apr 02
Sidewalk Inspection Request
311 RequestFeb 01
Water On Street Complaint

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