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5728 W Melrose St 1

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60634 13204280290000 2 units · 1913

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
Above average
avg 0.7
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories
Building area2,496 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13204280290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5381 Tall Tree Ct

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5728 W Melrose St in Portage Park, currently owned by Valencia Investment LLC, is a 1913 structure that has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning is an unresolved building code violation from November 2023, following a complaint-driven inspection, which suggests there may be ongoing safety or maintenance concerns that require attention. The property has also faced significant challenges with waste management, as evidenced by multiple garbage-related service requests in July 2024, including two separate complaints about missed garbage pick-ups. While these issues were marked as closed, the frequency of these complaints within a short timeframe indicates possible ongoing problems with waste collection services. Additionally, there have been two rodent-related service requests and a garbage cart maintenance issue in December 2024, though these were resolved. Despite these various service requests, it's worth noting that the building has maintained relatively few official violations on record over the past seven years, with only one building violation and four total service requests attributed to both the building and its current ownership.

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Risk rating

How 5728 W Melrose 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
21stpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 3089 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
61%
No code
violation
39%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 53.7%
Moderate concern 40.6%
Severe concern 5.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5728 W Melrose St 1 event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Dec 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestDec 04
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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