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4000 N Southport Ave

Lake View, Chicago IL 60613 14173140470000 5 units · 1907

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 Lake View — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
23
FewerMore

This building has 23 building violations (7y), above the Lake View average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1907
Stories
Building area8,330 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14173140470000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2400 N Lakeview Ave 22

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 4000 N Southport Ave in Lake View, owned by Vivek Sehgal, has experienced significant recent activity that warrants attention. As of October 2023, there are seven open building code violations, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections in both 2024 and 2026. This suggests ongoing issues that have not been resolved through regular inspection processes. The building's violation history over the past seven years shows 25 total violations under the current ownership, alongside 50 service requests, indicating consistent engagement with city services. While only one building permit has been issued in the past seven years, this is notably low for a property of this age and size.

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Risk rating

How 4000 N Southport 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
9thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 3141 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
29%
No code
violation
71%
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.

Building size

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

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
High failure risk 71%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4000 N Southport Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Apr 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationApr 27
COMPLAINT

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