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5857 W Lawrence Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60630 13172010010000 4 units · 1921

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
Units4
Year built1921
Stories
Building area2,628 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13172010010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5857 W Lawrence

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5857 W Lawrence Ave in Portage Park, owned by S & S Damnjanovic, was constructed in 1921 and has had several documented service requests over the past seven years. The most recent cluster of incidents occurred in 2025, with multiple concerning reports including sanitation code violations, graffiti, building permit issues, and general building violations - all of which were closed following investigation. Notably, there was also a vacant/abandoned building complaint and an alley light out complaint in April and June of 2025 respectively. While all these matters have been resolved according to the records, the frequency and nature of the 2025 incidents suggest a period of significant maintenance and compliance challenges for the property. The building's service request history shows relatively few incidents prior to 2025, with only three recorded complaints in earlier years - a heating service request from 2023, an outdoor lighting complaint from 2020, and a building violation from 2019, none of which appear to correlate directly with the more recent issues.

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Risk rating

How 5857 W Lawrence 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
33rdpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 2629 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5857 W Lawrence Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 20
Sanitation Code Violation
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