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628 W 49Th St

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20091080400000 2 units · 1889

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in New City
At or below average
avg 1.6
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the New City average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1889
Stories
Building area1,640 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20091080400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Andrew R Cazeau
Mailing address
628 W 49Th St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 628 W 49th Street in Chicago's New City neighborhood, constructed in 1889 and currently owned by Andrew R Cazeau, has maintained a relatively clean record over the past seven years. The property has experienced only one building code violation during this period, which occurred in June 2023 regarding permit-related inspections, though this violation has since been resolved. The building's service request history includes ten 311 service requests, with the most recent being a water lead test kit request in April 2026 that remains open. Other notable recent service requests include an open tree planting request from December 2025, a closed tree planting request from October 2025, and multiple waste management requests in August 2025 for blue recycling cart and garbage cart maintenance, both of which were successfully resolved. While the majority of issues appear to be related to basic service requests rather than safety concerns or major violations, the presence of an open water lead test kit request warrants some attention, though it's worth noting that water testing procedures usually require some time for completion.

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Risk rating

How 628 W 49Th St'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
18thpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 3435 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
48%
No code
violation
52%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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

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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 47.8%
Moderate concern 47.1%
Severe concern 5.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

628 W 49Th St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 14
Inspect Public Way Request
Alderman
311 RequestFeb 20
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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