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4254 N Wolcott Chicago

North Center, Chicago IL 60613 14184070190000 23 units · 1913

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Center — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.5
4
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units23
Year built1913
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14184070190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4554 N Maplewood

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 23-unit residential building at 4254 N Wolcott in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, owned by Eloy Burciaga Law Office, has been in operation since 1913 and has experienced several notable incidents in recent years. The property has four open violations recorded in September 2025, all related to complaint-driven inspections, which mark the most significant current concerns regarding building code compliance. Over the past seven years, the building has accumulated a total of 50 owner-related building violations and received 115 service requests through the 311 system. While the number of building permits obtained by the owner during this period is relatively low at eight, two environmental complaints have also been recorded against the property. The 311 service requests cover a range of issues, with the most recent being a tree removal inspection request from June 2026, and earlier matters including a building violation (August 2025), street light outage (July 2025), and a sewer cave-in inspection (January 2025), all of which have been closed. The property has also experienced recurring tree-related maintenance issues, as evidenced by two tree debris clean-up requests (July 2024 and March 2026).

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Risk rating

How 4254 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
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Out of 2652 buildings in this neighborhood, 2652 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
23%
No code
violation
77%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 77%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4254 N Wolcott Chicago event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Sep 10 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationSep 10
COMPLAINT

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