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4225 W Potomac Ave

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16032290110000 2 units · 1913

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 Humboldt Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories
Building area2,364 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16032290110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
271 Division St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 4225 W Potomac Ave is a two-unit, 1913-built residential building located in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, currently owned by Maria Canelo. The building's records over the past seven years show some noteworthy activity, particularly in September 2022, when six complaint-driven inspections were conducted, all of which resulted in violations that were subsequently resolved. The most recent service request recorded was a stray animal complaint in May 2026, which was closed out by 311 City Services. While the building has experienced some regulatory oversight in recent years, particularly in 2022, it's important to note that all identified violations were resolved, and there has been only one building permit and one other service request recorded during this period, suggesting relatively limited recent maintenance or modification activity.

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Risk rating

How 4225 W Potomac 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
7thpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 5793 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4225 W Potomac Ave event timeline

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

2022
Building Violation Sep 07
COMPLAINT
COMPLIED
Building ViolationSep 07
COMPLAINT

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