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5113 N East River Chicago

O'Hare, Chicago IL 60656 12113100790000 12 units · 1978

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 O'Hare — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.3
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the O'Hare average of 0.3.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1978
Stories
Building area12,000 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)12113100790000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3055 N Oconto Ave

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit building at 5113 N East River, located in Chicago's O'Hare neighborhood, was constructed in 1978 and is currently owned by JJJ WATER LLC. The property's recent history over the past seven years shows some cause for concern, as it has accumulated six building code violations, all of which stem from the same date in March 2020 and remain unresolved as of October 2023. These violations were all generated from complaint-driven inspections, suggesting that they were initiated by tenant or public reports rather than routine municipal oversight. The building's permit history is minimal, with only one building permit recorded over the same seven-year period, which could indicate limited maintenance or improvement activity. Looking further back into the building's history, there was an environmental complaint filed in November 1996 regarding toxic hazardous materials, though there are no recent environmental issues on record. While the current unresolved building violations are the most significant recent issues, the lack of permitted improvements in recent years is also worth noting, though building permit records can be incomplete and not every repair or improvement requires a permit.

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Risk rating

How 5113 N East River Chicago'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 444 buildings in this neighborhood, 444 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
19%
No code
violation
81%
Code violation
likely
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Lot size

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Number of units

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

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 81%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5113 N East River Chicago event timeline

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

2020
Building Violation Mar 13 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 13
COMPLAINT

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