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5043 N Troy St 2

Albany Park, Chicago IL 60625 13123040060000 3 units · 1918

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Albany Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.1
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Albany Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1918
Stories
Building area5,193 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13123040060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5043 N Troy

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 1918 residential building at 5043 N Troy St in Albany Park, currently owned by Roberto Alvarez, has experienced a series of concerning issues over recent years, with particular attention to ongoing problems in 2024. Most notably, there are multiple open, unresolved violations dating from July 2024, all categorized as complaint-driven inspections. The property has a documented history of building code violations and service requests, totaling 6 building violations and 12 service requests in the past seven years under its current ownership. The most recent service requests include closures related to plumbing violations in late 2025, a vacant/abandoned building complaint in November 2025, and a dead bird incident in October 2025. Previous violations from October 2020 remain unresolved, and there are records of plumbing issues that were documented and subsequently closed in both April and June 2025.

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Risk rating

How 5043 N Troy St 2'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
6thpercentile

Out of 2742 buildings in this neighborhood, 2577 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5043 N Troy St 2 event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Nov 05
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
DOB - Buildings
311 RequestApr 28
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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