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5404 W Grace St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13211130360000 2 units · 1913

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories
Building area1,824 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13211130360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5404 W Grace St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5404 W Grace St in Portage Park, owned by Manuel Rodriquez, has been standing since 1913 and has maintained relatively few issues over the past seven years according to available records. The building has one documented code violation from July 2025 related to permit inspection requirements, though this issue has been resolved. During the same seven-year period, there have been nine 311 service requests associated with the property, primarily consisting of neighborhood maintenance and safety concerns. The most recent incidents include several complaints about abandoned vehicles (April and August 2026), a blue recycling cart issue (April 2026), and an e-scooter parking complaint (September 2025). Earlier service requests from 2025 included a tree emergency and an alley pothole complaint, with all these issues being officially closed upon resolution. The overall record suggests typical urban property maintenance challenges, with no major recurring violations or safety concerns directly related to the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 5404 W Grace 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
55thpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 1766 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
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges.

Property class (315)

Assessor class 315 — apartment / larger residential. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 21%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5404 W Grace St event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Jul 01
PERMIT
COMPLIED

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