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5643 W Higgins Ave

Jefferson Park, Chicago IL 60630 13084251550000 3 units · 1976

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Jefferson Park
Above average
avg 0.4
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Jefferson Park average of 0.4.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1976
Stories
Building area4,598 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13084251550000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Stanka Dimova Palazova
Mailing address
5643 W Higgins Ave #2

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5643 W Higgins Ave in Jefferson Park, owned by Stanka Dimova Palazova, was constructed in 1976 and has experienced several notable issues over the past seven years. The most significant events occurred in April 2021, when the building underwent four complaint-driven inspections that resulted in code violations, though all of these were subsequently resolved. The property has generated a total of ten 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent being a street light outage in May 2026. These service requests have covered a range of neighborhood concerns including recycling cart issues, public way inspections, street potholes, rodent problems, and garbage cart maintenance, all of which have been closed. The building's permit history shows just one building permit issued in the past seven years. While the property has maintained compliance with resolved violations and closed service requests, it should be noted that the most recent issues have primarily involved external infrastructure and maintenance matters rather than building-specific problems. A historical environmental complaint from 1995 regarding illegal dumping was also recorded, though this predates the current ownership period by several decades.

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Risk rating

How 5643 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
5thpercentile

Out of 1617 buildings in this neighborhood, 1536 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
47%
No code
violation
53%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 32.1%
Moderate concern 60.0%
Severe concern 7.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5643 W Higgins Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 05
Street Light Out Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 24
Blue Recycling Cart

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