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4908 N Magnolia Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14083170440000 19 units · 1916

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Uptown — not a forecast
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.

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
Units19
Year built1916
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14083170440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
9320 Ewing

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Initial analysis

The 19-unit residential building at 4908 N Magnolia in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood is a century-old structure, having been built in 1916, and is currently owned by Stjepan Misetic. Over the past seven years, the building has maintained an exceptionally low volume of documented incidents, with only one 311 service request and one environmental complaint on record. The recent service request from November 2025 concerning garbage cart maintenance, though minimal in nature, was promptly closed. More notably, there was an air pollution-related environmental complaint filed in October 2025, which was investigated the following day, but no violations were found according to the resolution records. Given the age of the building and the typical maintenance issues associated with older structures, the relatively clean record over this prolonged period might be considered notable, though it should be acknowledged that this analysis is based solely on available public records through October 2023.

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Risk rating

How 4908 N Magnolia 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
28thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 886 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

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4908 N Magnolia Chicago event timeline

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2025
Environmental Complaint Oct 16
Air Pollution Work Order
Alleged violation not found

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