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5862 W Higgins Ave

Jefferson Park, Chicago IL 60630 13084110210000 5 units · 1966

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 Jefferson Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.4
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Jefferson Park average of 0.4.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1966
Stories
Building area5,403 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13084110210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5862 W Higgins Av

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 5862 W Higgins Ave in Jefferson Park, owned by Marie C Kuehlhorn, has been subject to several inspections and service requests over the past seven years. Built in 1966, the property has experienced three building code violations, three 311 service requests, and has had one building permit issued during this period. Of particular note is an ongoing periodic routine inspection violation from May 2026, which remains unresolved as of the latest data. However, there is some positive compliance history, with a previous periodic routine inspection violation from August 2024 and a permit-related inspection violation from October 2022 both having been resolved. The building's maintenance and infrastructure issues have generated three 311 service requests, all of which have been closed: these include concerns about an alley pothole (July 2025), a dead animal pickup (May 2025), and a tree removal inspection (June 2024). The record shows limited major issues directly related to the building itself, with the most recent concerns primarily relating to external infrastructure and urban services.

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Risk rating

How 5862 W Higgins Ave'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 1632 buildings in this neighborhood, 1599 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
38%
No code
violation
62%
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.

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
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5862 W Higgins Ave event timeline

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2026
Building Violation May 07 Serious
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