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4821 S Paulina St 2Nd

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20072140100000 2 units · 1893

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
Units2
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20072140100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Salvador Guzman
Mailing address
4821 S Paulina St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 4821 S Paulina St in the New City neighborhood, owned by Salvador Guzman, is a historically significant structure dating back to 1893. The property has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years, with a total of 16 building violations recorded under the current ownership, though only three of these violations have been documented in the 311 service request system during this period. The most recent activity at the property, occurring in November 2025, involved two tree emergency situations within a week of each other, though both incidents were promptly resolved and marked as closed. Additionally, there was one report of an abandoned vehicle in February 2025, which was also closed. While the building's violation count is significant, it's worth noting that only a subset of these has resulted in documented service requests, and there have been relatively few service requests overall (five in total for the owner) compared to many properties in the area.

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Risk rating

How 4821 S Paulina St 2Nd'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
64thpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 1508 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
68%
No code
violation
32%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 61.7%
Moderate concern 24.4%
Severe concern 13.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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4821 S Paulina St 2Nd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 11
Tree Emergency
311 RequestNov 04
Tree Emergency

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