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5125 W Pensacola Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13164040070000 3 units · 1910

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Portage Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1910
Stories
Building area3,738 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13164040070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
410 West 8Th Street

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 5125 W Pensacola Avenue in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood, managed by Peerless Capital Management, has been standing since 1910 and is situated on two parcels of land. The property's recent history shows relatively few tenant-initiated 311 service requests, with only four logged in the past seven years, all of which were resolved, including two reports of abandoned vehicles (in July and October 2025), a garbage cart maintenance issue (February 2025), and one information-only inquiry to 311 City Services (October 2024). The property has experienced some regulatory challenges, with one house share prohibition violation recorded in the past seven years, while Peerless Capital Management as an ownership entity has received a total of ten service requests during this period, including two violations related to house share regulations. Given the building's age and history, it appears to have maintained relatively low levels of reported issues, though the most recent service requests have involved external matters such as street maintenance rather than building-specific concerns.

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Risk rating

How 5125 W Pensacola 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
41stpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 2315 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
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 26%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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