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4520 N Malden Chicago

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14171160200000 34 units · 1929

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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
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
Units34
Year built1929
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14171160200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Malden Llc
Mailing address
1137 W Leland

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AI summary

The 34-unit residential building at 4520 N Malden in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Malden LLC, has been in operation since 1929 and maintains two property parcels under its ownership. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a relatively low number of service requests, totaling 17, with only two building violations recorded in the same period. The most recent service requests from 2025 indicate recurring issues with the surrounding infrastructure, including multiple alley pothole complaints (November and December 2025), as well as concerns about snow removal on sidewalks (December 2025) and tree maintenance (May 2025). An additional pest-related complaint regarding rodent control was filed in June 2026. The building has had minimal documented permitting activity during this period, with only one building permit on record, suggesting limited construction or renovation activity. While the total number of service requests and violations is relatively low for a building of this size and age, the nature of the recent complaints indicates ongoing concerns with both building access and exterior maintenance.

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Risk rating

How 4520 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
33rdpercentile

Out of 1226 buildings in this neighborhood, 821 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
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 severity forecast
No violation 38.6%
Moderate concern 56.6%
Severe concern 4.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4520 N Malden Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 02
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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