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4149 N Western Ave Hse

North Center, Chicago IL 60618 14183150050000 3 units · 1909

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Center
Above average
avg 0.5
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the North Center average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1909
Stories
Building area1,973 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14183150050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4165 N Lincoln

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4149 N Western Ave in the North Center neighborhood, owned by Paul J Quetschke & Co, has been in operation since 1909 and is part of a larger property portfolio comprising 14 parcels. The property's recent history raises notable concerns, particularly regarding unresolved building code violations from September 2021, which were triggered by complaint-driven inspections and remain open as of October 2023. Environmental compliance has also been a significant issue, with the most recent incident occurring in early 2024, when the property faced two violations related to asbestos abatement and debris disposal during renovation work, resulting in $4,000 in fines (though the case status was listed as 'Closed'). Prior to this, there was an asbestos work order complaint in December 2023 that was resolved on the same day. The building's records over the past seven years show considerable activity, with 173 service requests through the 311 system, though only one building permit was filed during this period. The cumulative violations across the owner's portfolio total 18, with three specific environmental complaints recorded, including the recent asbestos-related incidents.

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Risk rating

How 4149 N Western Ave Hse'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
10thpercentile

Out of 2650 buildings in this neighborhood, 2385 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
47%
No code
violation
53%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

Environmental complaints, owner's portfolio

Environmental complaints across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 40.2%
Moderate concern 53.2%
Severe concern 6.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4149 N Western Ave Hse event timeline

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

2024
Environmental Enforcement Jan 08 Serious
11-4-2170(e) Full Description: Full Description: Performance standards for facility demolitions and renovations requiring asbestos abatement
Closed
Environmental EnforcementJan 08
11-4-2170(d) Full Description: Full Description: Disposal of debris from demolitions and renovations

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