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4535 S Rockwell St

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 19014210010000 5 units · 1913

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Brighton Park
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.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1913
Stories
Building area4,068 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)19014210010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6543 S Kedvale

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 4535 South Rockwell Street in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood, owned by Samuel Garcia and constructed in 1913, has experienced several notable incidents and maintenance issues over the past two years. Since 2025, there have been multiple service requests related to building maintenance and neighborhood concerns, including two incidents of graffiti requiring removal (October 2025 and May 2026), a tree debris cleanup request (June 2026), an injured animal report (June 2026), a sewer cleaning inspection request (April 2026), and a snow-related complaint about uncleared sidewalks (January 2026). The building's overall record shows 32 service requests from the owner in the past seven years, along with nine building violations during the same period. While many of these issues have been resolved, the presence of multiple graffiti incidents, particularly recent ones, may indicate ongoing challenges with building maintenance or security. The property's age and history, combined with the relatively small number of building violations recorded, suggest a structure that has generally maintained its integrity over time, though the recent service requests indicate some ongoing maintenance and neighborhood quality issues that should be monitored.

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Risk rating

How 4535 S Rockwell 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
12thpercentile

Out of 3956 buildings in this neighborhood, 3481 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
55%
No code
violation
45%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Location

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 44.1%
Moderate concern 34.0%
Severe concern 21.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4535 S Rockwell St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 16
Report an Injured Animal
311 RequestJun 13
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request

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