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5220 W Belmont Ave

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13213300310000 2 units · 1956

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
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1956
Stories
Building area5,811 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13213300310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Richard M Chmiel
Mailing address
1432 W Peterson Ave

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 5220 W Belmont Ave in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was constructed in 1956 and is currently owned by Richard M Chmiel. The property, which consists of three parcels, has experienced minimal reported issues in recent years, with only two documented 311 service requests at this address over the past seven years. Both of these incidents occurred in January 2026, with one relating to a sanitation code violation and the other being a request for graffiti removal, both of which were subsequently closed. Notably, the owner has a total of 15 service requests across three parcels in the past seven years, though the majority of these are likely associated with other properties given the limited number of requests specifically tied to this building. The building's service request history suggests relatively few maintenance or safety concerns have been reported in recent years, with the most recent documented issues being related to exterior maintenance matters rather than structural or safety problems.

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Risk rating

How 5220 W Belmont Ave'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
30thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2737 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
66%
No code
violation
34%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 61.9%
Moderate concern 30.5%
Severe concern 7.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5220 W Belmont Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 30
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestJan 13
Graffiti Removal Request

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