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4346 W 26Th St 1

Little Village, Chicago IL 60623 16272310250000 4 units · 1906

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems 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 Little Village — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.1
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Little Village average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1906
Stories
Building area2,192 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16272310250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4346 W 26Th St 2Nd Fl

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 4346 W 26th Street in Little Village, owned by Jack Epstein, has a significant number of open violations and service requests on record, particularly noting the pattern of complaint-driven inspections. Most concerning are the six unresolved building code violations recorded in April 2025, which suggest persistent compliance issues that remain unaddressed as of the latest data in October 2023. Additionally, there is one unresolved pothole complaint from June 2026, highlighting ongoing infrastructure concerns in the immediate vicinity. The property has a documented history of graffiti issues, with two removal requests in 2025 (one in April and another in January) that were successfully closed, indicating some responsiveness to aesthetic maintenance needs. The building's permit activity has been minimal over the past seven years, with only two permits issued, which is relatively low for a property of this age (built in 1906). The combined records of eight building violations and twelve service requests over the past seven years, while not uncommon for an older building, do indicate a pattern of maintenance and compliance challenges that prospective tenants should consider.

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Risk rating

How 4346 W 26Th St 1'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
25thpercentile

Out of 5754 buildings in this neighborhood, 4316 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
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.

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

4346 W 26Th St 1 event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Apr 18 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationApr 18
COMPLAINT

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