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4514 S Western Ave 1

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60609 19014200920000 3 units · 1932

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 Brighton Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1932
Stories
Building area4,332 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19014200920000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4514 S Western

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4514 S Western Ave 1 in Brighton Park, owned by Jose Y Efrain Padilla, was constructed in 1932 and has a documented history of 60 service requests through the Chicago 311 system over the past seven years. The most pressing current issues involve recurring fly dumping incidents, with four such complaints registered in a short span between March and June 2026, though all have been officially closed. Additionally, there is an open complaint from March 2026 regarding a street light outage and a closed complaint from the same month concerning water on the street. The building's historical records show one environmental complaint from August 1993 related to air pollution. While the recent spike in fly dumping incidents is notable, it appears to be primarily an ongoing neighborhood issue rather than a building-specific problem, as evidenced by multiple complaints in close succession. The street light outage and water issue from earlier this year are infrastructure-related concerns.

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Risk rating

How 4514 S Western Ave 1'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 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 3605 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
51%
No code
violation
49%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 49%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4514 S Western Ave 1 event timeline

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2025
311 Request May 31
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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