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4847 N Winchester Ave

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60640 14074200040000 2 units · 1906

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 Lincoln Square — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1906
Stories
Building area2,556 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14074200040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4847 N Winchester Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit property at 4847 N Winchester Ave in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, built in 1906 and currently owned by "TAXPAYER OF," has experienced several notable service request patterns over recent years. While the building itself has only generated 7 service requests in the past 7 years, the owner's total records show significantly higher activity, including 8,731 service requests, 2,228 building violations, and 338 building permits during this period. The most recent and concerning pattern involves multiple rodent-related service requests, with four complaints about rat activity filed between October 13-23, 2025, suggesting an ongoing pest management issue in the immediate vicinity. Other recent service requests include two blue recycling cart-related matters in May and July 2025, a street light outage in January 2026, and a rodent complaint in October 2025. The property has also recorded 10 environmental enforcement actions and received 33 environmental complaints, though the specific nature of these incidents isn't detailed in the available data. Notably, the building has three recorded house share violations in the past seven years, though the implications of these violations on resident experience aren't specified in the records.

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Risk rating

How 4847 N Winchester 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

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
98thpercentile

Out of 2578 buildings in this neighborhood, 52 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
86%
No code
violation
14%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

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Township: Lake View

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 14%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4847 N Winchester Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 23
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation
311 RequestOct 16
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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