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5200 W Berteau Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13163150340000 4 units · 1913

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 Portage Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1913
Stories
Building area4,484 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13163150340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1616 Dublin Drive

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5200 W Berteau Ave in Portage Park, owned by David Rodriguez, has experienced several noteworthy issues over its recent history. The most pressing concern is a cluster of five unresolved building code violations resulting from complaint-driven inspections conducted on November 21, 2022. While these violations remain open as of the latest report, they are nevertheless among the building's most significant current issues. The property has recorded relatively few building permits in the past seven years, with only one permit issued for the building itself, though the owner holds records for a total of two permits across five parcels.

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Risk rating

How 5200 W Berteau 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
2ndpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3846 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
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.

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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5200 W Berteau Ave event timeline

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

2022
Building Violation Nov 21 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationNov 21
COMPLAINT

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