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4228 W 26Th St

Little Village, Chicago IL 60623 16272330120000 2 units · 2001

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 Little Village — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Little Village average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built2001
Stories
Building area3,360 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16272330120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6016 W 55 Street

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4228 W 26th Street in Little Village, owned by Rafael Guzman, was constructed in 2001 and has been subject to multiple service requests over the past seven years. The property's recent history (2025-2026) shows several notable issues, including ongoing maintenance concerns with an open tree debris clean-up request and a recently closed building violation from April 2026. The building has experienced recurring issues with graffiti, with two documented removal requests in April 2025 and April 2026, both of which were successfully resolved. There have also been two business-related complaints to the Alderman's office in 2025, both of which were closed. While the total of ten service requests specifically tied to this building is relatively modest for its age, the most recent pattern of issues suggests some ongoing challenges with property maintenance and neighborhood interactions, particularly regarding exterior maintenance and potential business-related impacts. The owner, Rafael Guzman, is associated with four total parcels in the area and has generated a combined total of 51 service requests across these properties over the seven-year period, though the majority of these are not specifically tied to the two-unit building in question.

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Risk rating

How 4228 W 26Th 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
32ndpercentile

Out of 5754 buildings in this neighborhood, 3913 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Building size

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

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4228 W 26Th St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 15
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