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5150 W Pensacola Ave 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13164000190000 2 units · 1913

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 built1913
Stories
Building area2,658 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13164000190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Tommy Davis
Mailing address
5150 W Pensacola Ave

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 5150 W Pensacola Ave 1 in Portage Park is a 110-year-old property owned by Tommy Davis, with a modest record of service requests and permits over the past seven years. The building's documented history from 2016 to 2023 shows relatively few issues, with just one building permit filed during this period. The address has experienced four 311 service requests in recent years, all of which were resolved and closed. These service requests occurred in 2025 and included a range of neighborhood concerns such as an injured animal report, an abandoned vehicle complaint, a tree emergency, and notably, a rodent baiting/rat complaint, which may raise some concerns about pest control measures in the vicinity. While the property has maintained a low volume of service requests overall, the nature of these incidents suggests occasional environmental and community maintenance challenges in the immediate area.

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Risk rating

How 5150 W Pensacola 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
95thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 196 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
82%
No code
violation
18%
Code violation
likely
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Year built

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 80.2%
Moderate concern 15.8%
Severe concern 3.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5150 W Pensacola Ave 1 event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 28
Report an Injured Animal

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