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5131 W Henderson St 3

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13214120080000 2 units · 1929

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
Above average
avg 0.7
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Portage Park average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1929
Stories
Building area2,288 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13214120080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Marlin Romero Living T
Mailing address
3519 W Melrose St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 5131 W Henderson St in Portage Park, built in 1929 and currently owned by the Marlin Romero Living Trust, has experienced several recent issues that warrant attention. Most notably, there is an open complaint-driven building code violation recorded for October 2024 that remains unresolved. This marks the first building code violation on record for the property in the past seven years. Additionally, there have been two building violation-related 311 service requests in mid-2024, one in July and another in June, both of which have been resolved. While the property's violation and service request history over the past seven years shows relatively low activity overall—with only one building violation and two service requests on file—these recent incidents, particularly the open violation from October 2024, represent the most significant cluster of building-related issues in recent memory. The records also show ownership of two parcels under the Marlin Romero Living Trust name, though no specific building usage or occupancy details are provided in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 5131 W Henderson St 3'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
45thpercentile

Out of 3910 buildings in this neighborhood, 2150 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
74%
No code
violation
26%
Code violation
likely
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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Owner's portfolio size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 71.3%
Moderate concern 22.8%
Severe concern 5.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5131 W Henderson St 3 event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Oct 29 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestJul 07
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