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4040 W Polk St 2Nd F

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16154130290000 2 units · 1907

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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1907
Stories
Building area2,290 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16154130290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5225 W Madison #2

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Initial analysis

The 4040 W Polk St 2nd floor property, located in Garfield Park and owned by WAIYASH LLC, is a two-unit building constructed in 1907 that has experienced numerous issues over recent years. The building's record shows a concerning pattern of ongoing maintenance challenges, with the most significant recent developments being seven open building code violations reported on May 21, 2024, and two similar violations from June 5, 2023, that remain unresolved. The property has documented 10 building violations and 8 service requests in the last seven years, while the ownership group has shown a more extensive history with a total of 38 building violations and 84 service requests across nine parcels. Recent 311 service requests include multiple building violations and inspection requests in May 2024, along with a plumbing violation in August 2024 and a weed removal request in May 2024, all of which have been closed. The building's maintenance record is further complicated by its age, being over 116 years old, though it has had 4 building permits issued in the past seven years. While some recent service requests have been resolved, the presence of multiple open violations as of 2024 suggests ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.

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Risk rating

How 4040 W Polk St 2Nd F'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
2ndpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3918 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
20%
No code
violation
80%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 80%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4040 W Polk St 2Nd F event timeline

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2024
311 Request Aug 31
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
Building ViolationMay 21
COMPLAINT

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