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5903 W Montrose Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60634 13174010080000 6 units · 1957

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
Units6
Year built1957
Stories
Building area5,505 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13174010080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9525 W Irving Park Rd

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 5903 W Montrose Ave in the Portage Park neighborhood, constructed in 1957 and currently managed by Schiller Management, has had a relatively stable history over recent years. The property has generated a total of 30 service requests through the 311 system in the past seven years, with the majority of these (approximately 23 requests) occurring in 2025. Notably, 2025 was marked by a significant concentration of tree-related issues, with five separate requests for tree trimming and one tree removal inspection, though it appears that tree trimming requests were no longer being accepted by November 2025. The building also experienced one documented building violation in October 2025, which has since been closed. Other than these tree-related matters, the only additional service request was for a pothole complaint in March 2026. The property has maintained a relatively low number of service requests overall, particularly considering its size and age, with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 5903 W Montrose 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

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
Model explanation

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Number of units

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

Number of rooms

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 53.4%
Moderate concern 42.2%
Severe concern 4.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5903 W Montrose Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 11
Pothole in Street Complaint

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