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5045 N Ridgeway Ave

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13113100050000 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 Albany Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Albany Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1923
Stories
Building area3,564 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13113100050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5045 N Ridgeway Av

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5045 N Ridgeway Ave in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood, owned by Juventino Garcia, was constructed in 1923 and has been relatively stable in terms of service requests over the past seven years. The property's recorded 311 service requests are minimal, with only three directly related to the building itself. The most recent complaint, filed in March 2026, concerned an alley pothole, while two September 2024 requests pertained to a tree emergency and garbage cart maintenance issues - all of which have been officially closed. It's worth noting that the owner holds three total parcels associated with this address, and the total service request count for the owner's properties over the past seven years stands at 19, though this figure likely includes other properties beyond the Ridgeway address. The overall limited number of service requests related to this specific building, and the nature of those requests focusing primarily on external infrastructure and maintenance issues rather than building-specific problems, may indicate a relatively stable property condition, though comprehensive conclusions about resident experience would require more detailed internal building-specific data.

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Risk rating

How 5045 N Ridgeway 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
48thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 1426 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
76%
No code
violation
24%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

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Number of units

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Number of rooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5045 N Ridgeway Ave event timeline

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2022
311 Request Mar 04
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