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4516 N Wolcott Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60640 14182130150000 21 units · 1930

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 Lincoln Square — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units21
Year built1930
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14182130150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3700 W Devon Ave Stea

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Initial analysis

The 21-unit residential building at 4516 N Wolcott in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood is a 93-year-old property currently owned by 4516 N WOLCOTT LLC. The building's recent maintenance and safety record shows a mix of open and closed issues, with the most pressing concern being an unresolved periodic routine inspection violation recorded in September 2024. Recent service requests indicate ongoing attention to building conditions, including a water lead test kit request from October 2024, which remains open as of October 2023. The property has experienced various maintenance and safety concerns over the past seven years, including a plumbing violation (March 2025), a building violation (December 2024), an inspect public way request (December 2024), and a rodent baiting complaint (April 2026), all of which have been resolved except for the most recent inspection violation. The building's location and age suggest potential infrastructure challenges, though the relatively low number of violations and service requests over the past seven years might indicate routine maintenance procedures are generally being followed.

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Risk rating

How 4516 N Wolcott 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
6thpercentile

Out of 2578 buildings in this neighborhood, 2423 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4516 N Wolcott Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 22
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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