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4801 S Springfield Ave

Archer Heights, Chicago IL 60632 19111090010000 3 units · 1926

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 Archer Heights — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Archer Heights 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 built1926
Stories
Building area2,974 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19111090010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4801 S Springfield Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4801 S Springfield Ave in Archer Heights, owned by Mohammad A Mohammad, has been standing since 1926 and has experienced several notable incidents in recent years. The property has maintained a relatively stable record over the past seven years, with a total of 28 service requests filed by the owner, though only 12 311 service requests have been documented. The building's most recent service requests, from 2025, indicate recurring concerns with rodent issues, as evidenced by two rat complaints in June and July of that year, followed by a sanitation code violation in January 2025. The property also experienced some tree-related concerns in 2025, with a tree emergency reported in July and a tree trimming request in February 2026. Additionally, there was one stray animal complaint documented in August 2025. The building has two recorded violations in the past seven years, though no specific details about these violations are provided in the available data. Only one building permit has been filed during this period.

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Risk rating

How 4801 S Springfield Ave'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
22ndpercentile

Out of 843 buildings in this neighborhood, 658 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
63%
No code
violation
37%
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.

Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 37%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4801 S Springfield Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jul 17
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestJun 25
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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