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5820 W Berteau Ave 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60634 13174110200000 4 units · 1925

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Portage Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.6
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1925
Stories
Building area4,430 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13174110200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5820 W Berteau St

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Initial analysis

The property at 5820 W Berteau Ave in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood is a four-unit building constructed in 1925, currently owned by L Seneczko. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows minimal regulatory issues, with only one building code violation recorded in November 2022 that remains open and unresolved, warranting attention as a persistent concern. The property has generated a total of ten 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent two occurring in 2025 related to waste management (blue recycling cart and garbage cart maintenance). Notably, there were three consecutive abandoned vehicle complaints filed between November 2024 and February 2025, though all were resolved. A tree trimming request from March 2026 remains in the system but is no longer being accepted. Given the age of the building and its relatively low number of violations and service requests, the property appears to be maintained reasonably well, though the open building code violation from 2022 should be acknowledged as the most significant outstanding issue on record.

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Risk rating

How 5820 W Berteau 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

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
18thpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3218 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
58%
No code
violation
42%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Number of rooms

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 42%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5820 W Berteau Ave 1 event timeline

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2024
311 Request Sep 17
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