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4455 W 55Th St

West Elsdon, Chicago IL 60632 19151060020000 2 units · 1924

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 West Elsdon — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the West Elsdon average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1924
Stories
Building area1,760 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)19151060020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4455 W 55Th St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 4455 W 55th Street in West Elsdon, owned by Joseph Coppolino, has a documented history spanning several years with notable events centering around 2021 and 2025-2026. Most significantly, in April 2021, the property underwent a series of complaint-driven inspections that resulted in six building code violations; however, all of these violations were subsequently resolved. Moving to more recent times, the building has been associated with multiple 311 service requests between 2024 and 2026, including three tree-related matters (one planting request and one removal inspection that are currently open), a street light outage that has been resolved, and two instances of graffiti that were successfully removed. While the building had multiple code violations in 2021, the resolution of these issues is a positive indicator, though it's worth noting that there are currently two open municipal service requests regarding tree-related matters as of the latest records from 2025-2026.

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Risk rating

How 4455 W 55Th 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
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Out of 446 buildings in this neighborhood, 437 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
34%
No code
violation
66%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

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.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 66%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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4455 W 55Th St event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Oct 31
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 City Services

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