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4554 N Malden Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14171160140000 33 units · 1922

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Uptown
Above average
avg 2.1
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units33
Year built1922
Stories
Building area
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)14171160140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
4554 Malden Llc
Mailing address
2057 W Addison

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AI summary

The 33-unit residential building at 4554 N Malden in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by 4554 Malden LLC, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years since its construction in 1922. Most significantly, there have been three building code violations recorded between July and September 2025, all of which were resolved, including both complaint-driven and permit-related inspections. The property has generated an unusually high number of 311 service requests, totaling 34 over this period, with the most recent cluster of six requests occurring between March and April 2026, primarily related to alley maintenance issues such as potholes and tree debris cleanup. An environmental complaint regarding illegal dumping was filed in November 2021 and resolved within two days. It's worth noting that only two building permits have been recorded in the past seven years, which is relatively low for a property of this size and age, though this alone does not necessarily indicate any concerns regarding maintenance or compliance.

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Risk rating

How 4554 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

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
18thpercentile

Out of 1226 buildings in this neighborhood, 1005 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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

Number of units

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

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

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 severity forecast
No violation 26.3%
Moderate concern 65.5%
Severe concern 8.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4554 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 Apr 27
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request
311 RequestApr 06
Water On Street Complaint

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