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5036 N Springfield Chicago

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13113060070000 13 units · 1929

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 Albany Park
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1929
Stories
Building area13,683 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)13113060070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Westend Mgmt Llc
Mailing address
5051 N Springfield Av

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit residential building at 5036 N Springfield in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, owned by Westend Management LLC, has been monitored through the city's 311 service request system over the past seven years. Built in 1929, this multi-family dwelling has had a total of 11 documented service requests, with the most significant cluster occurring between 2024 and 2025 when six separate rodent-related complaints were filed and subsequently closed, suggesting a recurring pest control challenge in and around the property. Other notable incidents include a sidewalk inspection request filed and resolved in August 2024, and the most recent service request involving a dead bird complaint in May 2026. While the building has had relatively few service requests overall, the concentrated nature of the rodent complaints indicates this may have been a persistent concern during that specific period, though there have been no reported rodent issues in the past two years.

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Risk rating

How 5036 N Springfield 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

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
9thpercentile

Out of 2730 buildings in this neighborhood, 2484 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Lot size

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 28.3%
Moderate concern 63.9%
Severe concern 7.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5036 N Springfield Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 12
Dead Bird
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