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4537 N Dover Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14171150070000 24 units · 1966

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 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.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1966
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14171150070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
747 N Lasalle #210

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit, six-parcel residential building at 4537 N Dover in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood has experienced a notable pattern of service requests and building issues over recent years, particularly in the last two years. The most concerning recent issues include a rodent complaint in May 2026, multiple building violations in September 2025, a nuisance animal complaint in March 2025, and two sewer-related incidents in September 2024 involving both the alley sewer and a sewer cave-in inspection. The building, owned by TRICAP, has a total of 73 service requests across all properties in the past seven years, with only two building permits issued during this period, one of which was associated with a construction violation complaint in September 2025. Looking back further, the building's history includes a noise complaint filed in September 1994, though this is now quite dated compared to more recent concerns. The concentration of building and sewer-related issues, along with pest-related complaints, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, though all reported issues have been officially closed according to city records.

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Risk rating

How 4537 N Dover 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
34thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 812 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
44%
No code
violation
56%
Code violation
likely
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Lot size

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Number of units

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 56%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4537 N Dover Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 05
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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