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5003 W Lawrence Ave 2

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60630 13162030070000 4 units · 1974

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
Units4
Year built1974
Stories
Building area2,376 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13162030070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Michael Pavilon
Mailing address
5003 W Lawrence Ave

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AI summary

The four-unit residential building at 5003 W Lawrence Ave 2 in Portage Park, owned by Michael Pavilon, has been under limited documentation scrutiny since its construction in 1974. The property's records from the past seven years show minimal activity, with only one building permit issued during this period. The most notable cluster of incidents occurred in late 2025, particularly in December, when there were two separate leak investigations requested within a day of each other, along with two sign repair requests in September and November of that year. The building's 311 service request history shows a total of five incidents, all of which have been resolved, including a public way inspection request from April 2026 and an air pollution complaint filed in June 2022, which was investigated and found to be unfounded within two days of reporting. The relatively low number of complaints and service requests over the past seven years, with no major violations or ongoing issues noted, suggests a generally stable building condition, though the concentration of service requests related to signs and leaks in late 2025 is worth noting.

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Risk rating

How 5003 W Lawrence Ave 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

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
31stpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2698 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
66%
No code
violation
34%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.6%
Moderate concern 30.0%
Severe concern 17.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5003 W Lawrence Ave 2 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 17
Inspect Public Way Request
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