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4419 W Monroe St

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16151070160000 3 units · 1925

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1925
Stories
Building area3,624 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16151070160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 4972

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 4419 W Monroe St in Garfield Park, owned by ELK LLC and constructed in 1925, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently five unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from April 2026 that remain open, representing the most significant ongoing compliance concerns for the property. The building has a documented history of plumbing-related problems, with two plumbing violations reported in July and August 2024, as well as a leak investigation in May 2026. Additional service requests have addressed various maintenance issues, including a vacant/abandoned building complaint in February 2025 and garbage cart maintenance in September 2024. While the building has had five official building violations recorded over the past seven years, the owner (ELK LLC) has generated a total of 43 service requests during that period, suggesting proactive engagement with city services, though not necessarily for positive reasons. The property's age and these various maintenance concerns warrant careful consideration, particularly with the significant number of open violations as of 2026.

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Risk rating

How 4419 W Monroe St'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
21stpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3158 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4419 W Monroe St event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 08
Check for Leak
311 City Services
Building ViolationApr 01
COMPLAINT

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