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4649 N Malden Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14171100020000 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
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 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)14171100020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
670 N Clark St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 19-unit residential building at 4649 N Malden in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, currently owned by Willie Lump Lump LLC, has been in operation since 1916. The property has experienced some notable issues in recent years, with two open building code violations recorded as of June 2020 resulting from a complaint-driven inspection, though the specific nature of these violations is not detailed in the records. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of sanitation-related concerns, particularly in early 2026, with two sanitation code violations documented in February and March of that year, along with a rodent-related complaint in May 2026. Additionally, there was a graffiti incident requiring removal in April 2026. The building's service request history reveals recent concerns about abandoned vehicles in the vicinity, with two separate complaints lodged in December 2025, all of which have since been resolved. While the property has experienced various maintenance and external infrastructure issues, the active building code violations from 2020 and the cluster of sanitation-related complaints in early 2026 may be particularly noteworthy for prospective residents, though all service requests since 2025 have been marked as closed.

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Risk rating

How 4649 N Malden 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
12thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 1083 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 78%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4649 N Malden Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestMar 03
Sanitation Code Violation

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