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5957 W Giddings St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60630 13172040440000 3 units · 1996

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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
Units3
Year built1996
Stories
Building area4,202 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13172040440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5957 W Giddings

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5957 W Giddings St in Portage Park, owned by Margaret M Keogh, was constructed in 1996. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 11 service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent cluster of reports occurring between August and November 2025, including multiple complaints about abandoned vehicles (two incidents), rodent issues (two incidents requiring baiting), and a street light outage. The building's most recent documented issue was a tree emergency reported in June 2026. While the frequency of service requests is relatively low for a multi-unit building, it's worth noting that several of the reported issues in 2025 were related to neighborhood rather than building-specific concerns, such as street lighting and abandoned vehicles. The property has maintained consistent ownership, with all recorded 311 service requests being attributed to the same ownership parcel.

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Risk rating

How 5957 W Giddings St'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
25thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2932 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
63%
No code
violation
37%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 67.6%
Moderate concern 28.9%
Severe concern 3.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5957 W Giddings St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 04
Tree Emergency
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