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5236 W Byron St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13211070280000 2 units · 1915

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

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

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

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,316 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13211070280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
315 Lafayette Lane

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5236 W Byron St in Portage Park, owned by Marian Kusiak, has a recorded history primarily within the past two years, with all significant events occurring in 2022. The 108-year-old property experienced multiple complaint-driven inspections on March 23, 2022, resulting in seven building code violations, though it is worth noting that all these violations were resolved and complied with following the inspections. Additionally, the building faced an air pollution-related environmental complaint in August 2022, which was also successfully resolved within two weeks. While the records show one 311 service request related to a Blue Recycling Cart in November 2025, this appears to be a future-dated entry error, and the building has had no other documented service requests, building permits, or violations in the past seven years beyond these documented 2022 incidents.

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Risk rating

How 5236 W Byron 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

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
15thpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3335 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5236 W Byron St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jan 29
Water in Basement Complaint
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