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5301 W Grace St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13211180190000 4 units · 1913

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. 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
Units4
Year built1913
Stories
Building area3,643 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13211180190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5301 W Grace

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5301 W Grace St in Portage Park, owned by Humberto Fernandez, is a 1913 structure with a relatively limited history of violations and service requests over the past seven years. Notably, there is one unresolved building code violation from April 2020 that warrants attention. The property has generated a total of 23 service requests during this period, with recent activity clustered around summer 2026, including multiple yard waste pick-up requests (three in late May 2026, and one in early June 2026) as well as requests for a sidewalk inspection, water lead test kit, and a street pothole complaint, all of which remain open as of the most current data. While the number of service requests is somewhat significant, many pertain to routine maintenance and municipal services rather than building-specific issues. The building's violation and service request record shows no pattern of recurring problems, though the presence of multiple open requests from 2026 suggests ongoing maintenance and inspection matters that may require monitoring.

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Risk rating

How 5301 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

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
19thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 3167 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
59%
No code
violation
41%
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

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 61.2%
Moderate concern 33.7%
Severe concern 5.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5301 W Grace St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 08
Yard Waste Pick-Up Request
311 RequestJun 08
Sidewalk Inspection Request

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