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4643 N Harding Ave

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13141080070000 3 units · 1920

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in 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 Albany Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.1
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Albany Park average of 1.1.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1920
Stories
Building area2,433 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13141080070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3706 W Montrose

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The property at 4643 N Harding Ave in Albany Park is a 3-unit residential building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Gary R Carlson. The building's recent history raises some concerns, particularly due to five unresolved building code violations identified during complaint-driven inspections in August 2021. While the building has generated a total of 596 service requests over the past seven years, only a small fraction of these (4) are specifically related to this address, focusing primarily on garbage cart maintenance and tree trimming in 2024-2025. The property is part of a larger portfolio owned by Carlson, who has 47 total parcels under his name, with his ownership record showing significant activity: 526 total building violations, 79 building permits, and 27 scofflaw violations across all properties in the last seven years. The most recent service requests from June 2025 and March 2025 were related to street maintenance issues and have been resolved, though it's worth noting that the tree trim request received in March 2025 is no longer being accepted under current city policy.

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Risk rating

How 4643 N Harding 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
97thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 82 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
83%
No code
violation
17%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 17%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4643 N Harding Ave event timeline

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

2021
Building Violation Aug 20 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 20
COMPLAINT

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