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4541 S Forrestville Ave

Grand Boulevard, Chicago IL 60653 20034170170000 4 units · 1888

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Grand Boulevard — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.8
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Grand Boulevard average of 2.8.

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 4541 S Forrestville Ave in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood is a historic structure dating back to 1888, currently owned by Hidden Pearls LLC. The building's recent history (2025-2026) shows some concerning patterns, with two unresolved complaint-driven violations as of March 2026, suggesting ongoing compliance issues that have not been addressed. The property has experienced multiple service requests over the past two years, with the most recent being a street light outage complaint from June 2026 that remains open. There have been two nuisance animal complaints (May 2026 and September 2025), indicating potential issues with the property's surrounding environment or maintenance. The building has also been the subject of three other 311 service requests in 2025-2026, including an abandoned vehicle complaint and a street cleaning request, both from September 2025, which have since been resolved.

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Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1888
Stories—
Building area8,385 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20034170170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4541 Forrestville

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Risk rating

How 4541 S Forrestville 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
39thpercentile

Out of 1174 buildings in this neighborhood, 716 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
49%
No code
violation
51%
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 risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4541 S Forrestville Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Mar 23 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 23
COMPLAINT

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