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4303 N Paulina Chicago

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14184050140000 15 units · 1922

This building has more problems than most buildings in this 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 Lake View
At or below average
avg 1.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units15
Year built1922
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14184050140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Dan & Carol Larson
Mailing address
Pmb323 1658 Milwaukee

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Initial analysis

The three-story, 15-unit building at 4303 N Paulina in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood, owned by Dan & Carol Larson, has been standing since 1922 and has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. The most recent building code violation was recorded in March 2025 as part of a periodic routine inspection, though this was resolved. The property has experienced some recurring issues with water, as evidenced by two recent service requests in 2026 - one for street water concerns (closed) and another for a lead test kit (still open). Other notable incidents include a building violation in October 2024 (closed), and multiple service requests in mid-2024 for various issues including graffiti removal, an abandoned vehicle complaint, and a dead bird removal request, all of which were closed. The building also faced a vehicle idling complaint in May 2024, though inspectors found no evidence of the alleged violation. While the total violation and service request counts appear higher for the owners relative to the building itself, it's important to note that this includes all their owned properties across two parcels, not just the Paulina address, and the total counts from different sources (building vs. owner) cannot be directly compared due to differing scopes of what is included in each category.

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Risk rating

How 4303 N Paulina 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
20thpercentile

Out of 3443 buildings in this neighborhood, 2754 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
44%
No code
violation
56%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Number of units

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

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 28.5%
Moderate concern 62.5%
Severe concern 9.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4303 N Paulina Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 17
Water On Street Complaint
311 RequestApr 21
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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