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4318 W Van Buren St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16152200370000 2 units · 1904

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Garfield Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1904
Stories
Building area2,387 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16152200370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 275

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4318 W Van Buren Street in Garfield Park, constructed in 1904 and currently owned by XT Properties 2011 A, has undergone minimal documented changes over the past seven years. The property has maintained a relatively low level of activity, with only one building permit issued during this period. The most notable cluster of service requests occurred in 2025, when multiple issues related to tree maintenance and vegetation management were reported, including two weed removal requests and a tree removal inspection request, with one of those tree-related requests remaining open as of July 2025. Additionally, there was one sewer cave-in inspection request resolved in April 2025, though the outcome of this plumbing-related issue is not documented in the system. Comparing to typical urban properties, this building has had a relatively low volume of service requests, with most relating to exterior maintenance rather than internal building conditions.

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Risk rating

How 4318 W Van Buren 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
43rdpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 2279 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
60%
No code
violation
40%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Year built

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 40%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4318 W Van Buren St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Apr 30
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestMar 07
Sanitation Code Violation

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