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5344 W Eddy St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13213020220000 2 units · 1910

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Portage Park
Above average
avg 0.7
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1910
Stories
Building area1,854 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13213020220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3035 W Montrose Ave

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with risk grades for each.

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5344 W Eddy Street in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood, owned by Shay Magen, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1910. The property has experienced some concerning patterns in recent years, most notably in September 2021 when three complaint-driven inspection violations were recorded, all of which remain open and unresolved to date. While the building's overall violation count over the past seven years shows three total building violations, a more significant concern emerges when examining the owner-specific records, which indicate three building violations and a substantial 15 service requests through the 311 system. One recent service request from July 2025, regarding an alley pothole complaint, has been resolved. The existence of multiple unresolved violations from 2021 and the relatively high number of service requests in comparison to documented violations suggest potential ongoing maintenance or responsiveness issues, warranting attention to the current status of these open violations and overall building condition.

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Risk rating

How 5344 W Eddy 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
12thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 3441 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

Township: Lake View

Located in Lake View. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 46.8%
Moderate concern 45.5%
Severe concern 7.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5344 W Eddy St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 10
Alley Pothole Complaint
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