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5224 W Montrose Ave 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13161300320000 2 units · 1915

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Portage Park
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,004 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13161300320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5224 W Montrose Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5224 W Montrose Ave in Portage Park, owned by Maria V Tapia, has a relatively sparse service history over the past seven years, with only two recorded 311 service requests. Both incidents involved tree-related issues, occurring in consecutive years during June 2024 and June 2026. The earlier incident in 2024 was classified as a "Tree Emergency" and required intervention from the Alderman's office, while the more recent incident in 2026 involved a request for tree debris clean-up through the Streets and Sanitation department. Both cases were resolved and marked as closed. Given the building's age of over 100 years (built in 1915), it's notable that there have been no recorded structural or safety-related service requests, though it's important to mention that this limited service request history does not necessarily provide a complete picture of the building's overall condition or maintenance history.

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Risk rating

How 5224 W Montrose Ave 1'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
47thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2072 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 68.9%
Moderate concern 25.4%
Severe concern 5.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5224 W Montrose Ave 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 13
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request
Streets and Sanitation

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