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4934 W Medill Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13332030290000 2 units · 1929

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

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
Units2
Year built1929
Stories
Building area2,032 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13332030290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4934 W Medill Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4934 W Medill Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Josephine Puczek, has experienced several notable events in recent years, with particular attention required for current unresolved issues. Most concerning are two complaint-driven inspections initiated in December 2024, which remain open and unresolved as of October 2023, potentially indicating ongoing safety or habitability concerns. The property has a documented history of vacancy issues, with two vacant/abandoned building complaints filed in October 2024 and February 2025, both of which were subsequently closed. While there have been multiple service requests in recent years, most of these relate to infrastructure and environmental matters rather than building-specific issues; these include a pothole complaint (closed), a tree planting request (open), a general 311 information call (closed), a water leak inspection (closed), and two vacant building complaints (closed). The building's documented violations and service requests over the past seven years are limited in number, with only two building code violations and seven 311 service requests on record, though the most recent inspection violations from December 2024 warrant particular attention due to their unresolved status.

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Risk rating

How 4934 W Medill 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
54thpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 2048 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

Municipality

No municipality is recorded for this property; the model still accounts for area-level patterns where it can.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 23%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4934 W Medill Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 23
Check for Leak
DWM - Department of Water Management
311 RequestFeb 07
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint

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