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4911 W Washington Blvd

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16094270150000 3 units · 1920

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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1920
Stories
Building area7,690 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16094270150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4911 W Washington Blvd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 4911 W Washington Blvd in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Dorothy Washington, was constructed in 1920 and has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are six unresolved building code violations from March 6, 2020, which were all initiated through complaint-driven inspections and remain open as of October 2023. While the total number of building violations over the past seven years is recorded as seven, the most recent notable incident involved a fly dumping complaint in November 2025, which has since been resolved. The building has generated multiple 311 service requests during this period, including three service requests in September 2025 alone, covering topics such as sign repairs, recycling cart needs, and garbage cart maintenance, with varying statuses of resolution. Additional resolved requests include a stray animal complaint in August 2025 and a sign repair request in February 2026, though the latter is related to a different department (Alderman) rather than city services. The concentration of issues in 2020, particularly the unresolved building code violations, marks a significant period of concern, though it should be noted that many of the subsequent service requests relate to external matters such as signage, waste management, and public space maintenance rather than building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 4911 W Washington Blvd'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
7thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6717 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
33%
No code
violation
67%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Building size

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 67%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4911 W Washington Blvd event timeline

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2020
Building Violation Mar 06 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 06
COMPLAINT

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