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4517 W Adams St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16151140100000 3 units · 1904

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1904
Stories
Building area2,523 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16151140100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
211 Waukegan Rd#310

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4517 W Adams St in Garfield Park, owned by 6209 Michigan LLC and constructed in 1904, has experienced several significant issues in recent years. Most notably, the building is currently facing multiple unresolved complaint-driven inspections as of September 2025, which represent the most serious ongoing concerns regarding building code compliance. The property has a documented history of sanitation issues, evidenced by multiple fly dumping complaints in late 2025 and early 2026, and concerns about lead safety, with both a water lead test request and lead inspection request occurring in 2026, all of which have been resolved. The building's overall violation history is concerning, with 4 building violations recorded in the past seven years and the owner company facing a total of 33 building violations across its properties in the same period. The property has generated 6 direct 311 service requests in the past seven years, with the owner company receiving a total of 18 such requests. Despite these issues, the owner has only applied for three building permits in the past seven years, though this number may not accurately reflect all necessary maintenance and compliance work.

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Risk rating

How 4517 W Adams St'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
45thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 2199 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
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 39%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4517 W Adams St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 23
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestApr 07
Water Lead Test Visit Request

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