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5850 W Byron St 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60634 13202050180000 2 units · 1914

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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
Units2
Year built1914
Stories
Building area1,960 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13202050180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Jose T Gardea
Mailing address
5850 W Byron St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 5850 W Byron Street in Portage Park, owned by Jose T Gardea, is a century-old property constructed in 1914. The building's recent service request history over the past seven years shows a total of five 311 calls, with the most recent activity occurring in 2025. The majority of these requests (three) have been related to tree management issues, including two instances of tree debris clean-up in September 2025 and a tree planting request from May 2024 that remains open. Other service requests include a blue recycling cart request in October 2024 and an abandoned vehicle complaint in October 2025, both of which have been resolved. While the building's 311 service request record shows regular engagement with city services, most issues appear to be related to external environmental matters rather than building-specific concerns, with no reported safety incidents or maintenance issues documented in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 5850 W Byron St 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

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
48thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2033 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 68.6%
Moderate concern 25.8%
Severe concern 5.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5850 W Byron St 1 event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 21
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 RequestSep 02
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request

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