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5432 N Western Ave

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60625 13122180130000 2 units · 1968

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 Lincoln Square — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Lincoln Square average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1968
Stories
Building area4,173 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13122180130000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3025 N Western Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 5432 N Western Ave is a two-unit residential building located in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, owned by NELLY CORP and constructed in 1968. Over the past seven years, the building's record shows minimal direct building violations with only one documented case, though the owner corporation has faced a total of 13 violations across their three parcels. The most significant and concerning recent issue is an open building code violation from August 2022 resulting from a complaint-driven inspection, which remains unresolved as of the most current records available. In terms of service requests to the city, there have been two reported incidents at this specific address during the last seven years: an abandoned vehicle complaint in January 2026 which was resolved, and an information-only call to 311 city services in April 2024 which was also closed. The disparity between the building's logged violations (1) and the owner's total violations (13) suggests the building accounts for a portion of the owner's total violations, though the precise distribution is not detailed in the records.

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Risk rating

How 5432 N Western 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
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Out of 2578 buildings in this neighborhood, 2011 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5432 N Western Ave event timeline

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

2022
Building Violation Aug 24 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestApr 14
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