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5245 N Spaulding Ave 1

North Park, Chicago IL 60625 13112230040000 3 units · 1923

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Park average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1923
Stories
Building area3,790 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13112230040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
7257 N Campbell Unit A

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5245 N Spaulding Ave in Chicago's North Park neighborhood is a 1923 structure currently owned by John Ngo. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a modest number of municipal service requests, with five reported incidents recorded through the 311 system. The most recent cluster of service requests occurred in 2025, with five separate issues being reported between March and August of that year. These recent incidents primarily involved routine municipal maintenance matters, including two pothole complaints (one for the street and one for the alley) in March, a tree emergency in May, and a garbage cart maintenance issue in August. Prior to 2025, there's no record of any significant safety concerns or resident experience issues in the available data, and no building code violations or health/safety violations have been reported. The property has maintained steady ownership under John Ngo, who holds the title to two parcels associated with the address and has made a total of eight service requests through the city system.

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Risk rating

How 5245 N Spaulding Ave 1'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
43rdpercentile

Out of 733 buildings in this neighborhood, 418 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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Location

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

Owner's portfolio size

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Number of rooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5245 N Spaulding Ave 1 event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jul 16
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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