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5240 N Oakview St

O'Hare, Chicago IL 60656 12111130200000 6 units · 1970

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 O'Hare — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.3
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the O'Hare average of 0.3.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1970
Stories
Building area6,351 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)12111130200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3606 Lawson Rd

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 5240 N Oakview St in the O'Hare neighborhood, owned by James Cosmano, has been standing since 1970. The property currently shows some concerning patterns, with three unresolved complaint-driven violations recorded as recently as December 2024, marking a significant escalation in building code issues. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of three building violations, though it's worth noting that the majority of documented service requests (10 in total) have come from the owner, suggesting proactive or possibly reactive response to various issues.

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Risk rating

How 5240 N Oakview 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
45thpercentile

Out of 444 buildings in this neighborhood, 244 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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Building size

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

Number of units

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

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5240 N Oakview St event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Dec 23 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationDec 23
COMPLAINT

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