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5054 N Ridgeway Chicago

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13113090180000 9 units · 1924

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Albany Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.1.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units9
Year built1924
Stories
Building area7,912 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)13113090180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3735 W Carmen Ave

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Initial analysis

The 9-unit residential building at 5054 N Ridgeway in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, owned by Slavko Nedeljkovic, has a mixed record of maintenance and resident concerns since its construction in 1924. The most pressing current issue is an open building code violation from January 2025, resulting from a complaint-driven inspection that remains unresolved as of October 2023. The building has experienced recurring water supply issues in early 2026, with two separate low water pressure complaints filed in January of that year, though these were subsequently closed. The property has also been the subject of multiple tree-related concerns in 2026, with two open inspection requests for tree removal and one tree debris clean-up request from April 2026. While there is one documented environmental complaint regarding illegal dumping from 2020, this was investigated and found to have no violation. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of seven 311 service requests, which while not excessively high for a multi-unit building, do indicate ongoing maintenance and infrastructure challenges.

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Risk rating

How 5054 N Ridgeway 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
15thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 2331 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
47%
No code
violation
53%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Building size

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

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 53%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5054 N Ridgeway Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 16
Low Water Pressure Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 07
Low Water Pressure Complaint

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