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4015 W Potomac Ave

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16032310150000 3 units · 1921

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Humboldt Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1921
Stories
Building area2,938 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16032310150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
4015 W Potomac

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4015 W Potomac Ave in Humboldt Park, owned by Willie Earl Wheeler, is a 1921 property that has had limited documented issues over the past seven years. The building's service request history shows relatively few problems, with a total of seven 311 complaints recorded since 2016. The most recent concerns center around street maintenance, with an open alley pothole complaint from May 2026 and a street pothole complaint from March 2026, suggesting ongoing infrastructure maintenance challenges in the immediate vicinity. Prior to these, there were multiple reports of abandoned vehicles in April and November 2026 near the property, all of which were closed without indicating any resolution details. The only building-specific issue recorded was a sanitation code violation in October 2024, which has since been closed, though no details on the violation or resolution are provided in the records. The relatively low number of complaints over this extended period suggests the property has maintained a generally stable condition, with most reported issues relating to street and sanitation matters rather than building-specific problems.

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Risk rating

How 4015 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
67thpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 2056 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
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2024
311 Request Oct 08
Sanitation Code Violation
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