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4741 S Hermitage Ave

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20072050190000 2 units · 1900

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 New City — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.5
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1900
Stories
Building area2,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20072050190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4741 S Heritage Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4741 S Hermitage Ave in Chicago's New City neighborhood, owned by Gina Cavada and constructed in 1900, has a concerning record of unresolved violations and service requests over the past seven years. Most notably, there are five open building code violations from July 10, 2020, all stemming from complaint-driven inspections that remain unresolved as of October 2023. This pattern of violations is particularly significant given their age and the lack of resolution over three years later. The building has also generated multiple service requests, with the most recent being a missed garbage pick-up complaint in March 2026. While a total of 16 service requests have been recorded, the majority of these (seven out of eight in 2025) are related to waste management issues, including five missed garbage pick-up complaints between March and June 2025. The property appears to have experienced consistent issues with waste management services, though all these complaints have been resolved. It's worth noting that the building's total violations and service requests are relatively low for a two-unit property of this age and size, with no reported violations or service requests related to more serious concerns such as health, safety, or security.

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Risk rating

How 4741 S Hermitage 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
8thpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 3862 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Location

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4741 S Hermitage Ave event timeline

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2024
311 Request Jun 12
Water in Basement Complaint
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