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4244 N Kimball Ave 1

Irving Park, Chicago IL 60618 13144110290000 2 units · 1941

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 Irving Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Irving Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1941
Stories
Building area2,100 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13144110290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4244 N Kimball

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4244 North Kimball Avenue was constructed in 1941 and is located in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood. The property's recent history shows a concerning pattern of unresolved issues, with three open building code violations recorded from an October 2019 complaint-driven inspection that remain unresolved as of the most recent data update. The building has also generated one 311 service request in 2026 regarding a pothole in the street, though this is an external infrastructure issue rather than a building-specific concern. On a broader scale, the owner, identified as "TAXPAYER OF," has a significant record across multiple properties, with 2,228 building violations, 8,731 service requests, 338 building permits, 10 environmental enforcement actions, and 33 environmental complaints recorded over the past seven years. While these totals reflect the owner's entire portfolio of 1,077 parcels, they suggest a considerable number of regulatory interactions within their property management practices. The building's records show no history of house share violations, though three such violations are attributed to the owner across their total parcel holdings.

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Risk rating

How 4244 N Kimball 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

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
7thpercentile

Out of 3731 buildings in this neighborhood, 3470 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
37%
No code
violation
63%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 63%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4244 N Kimball Ave 1 event timeline

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

2019
Building Violation Oct 09 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 09
COMPLAINT

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