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4828 S Winchester Ave 1

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20072080280000 3 units · 1896

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 New City
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the New City average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1896
Stories
Building area3,920 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20072080280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5233 S St Louis

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4828 S Winchester Ave 1 in Chicago's New City neighborhood is a 127-year-old structure owned by Salvador Castro, who also holds ownership of an additional parcel. The building's service request history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only four 311 service requests directly related to the property. Recent requests have included two tree planting requests (one currently open from March 2026 and another closed in December 2024) and a graffiti removal request (closed August 2024). An abandoned vehicle complaint was filed in December 2025 and has since been resolved. While the property experienced an air pollution-related work order complaint in 2004, this occurred over two decades ago and is now well outside the current monitoring period. The overall service request pattern suggests relatively few incidents requiring municipal intervention, with no recorded safety or maintenance concerns in recent years that would significantly impact resident experience.

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Risk rating

How 4828 S Winchester 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

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
51stpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 2053 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
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 severity forecast
No violation 42.1%
Moderate concern 27.5%
Severe concern 30.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

4828 S Winchester Ave 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 31
Tree Planting Request

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