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5143 W Eddy St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13214020050000 2 units · 1912

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 built1912
Stories
Building area2,072 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13214020050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5143 W Eddy

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5143 W Eddy Street in the Portage Park neighborhood is a century-old structure built in 1912, currently owned by Francisco Vergara. The building's maintenance and service history over the past seven years reveals a relatively low volume of 311 service requests, with a total of four recorded incidents. The most recent service request was for garbage cart maintenance in March 2026, following a tree trim request in December 2025. Of particular note was a no water complaint in January 2025, though the specific impact on residents is not detailed in the records. Earlier, there was a tree emergency reported in July 2024 that required attention. Looking further back into the building's history, an environmental complaint was filed in September 2001 regarding asbestos, though no subsequent actions or investigations are noted in the available records. While the frequency of service requests appears manageable, the nature of the complaints suggests periodic issues with both exterior maintenance (trees) and basic utilities (water).

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Risk rating

How 5143 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
66thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 1329 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 75.5%
Moderate concern 20.5%
Severe concern 4.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2026
311 Request Mar 29
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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