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5414 W Barry Ave 5

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60641 13281030240000 4 units · 1930

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 Belmont Cragin
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1930
Stories
Building area3,750 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13281030240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Stanly Spiewak
Mailing address
5414 W Barry Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5414 W Barry Ave 5, located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, has been under the ownership of Stanly Spiewak since its construction in 1930. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a limited number of service requests through the 311 system, totaling four filed complaints. The most recent of these, a tree removal inspection request, was submitted in May 2026 and remains open, while two sidewalk-related issues - a shared cost sidewalk program request from January 2025 and a sidewalk inspection request from November 2024 - are also currently open and under review. The property experienced a tree emergency in July 2024, though this issue has since been resolved, and has no documented pattern of similar issues. Looking further back into the building's history, there was an incident of illegal dumping reported in June 2003, which required city intervention through a work order, but this appears to be an isolated environmental complaint with no known recurrence.

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Risk rating

How 5414 W Barry Ave 5'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
51stpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 2174 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 65.4%
Moderate concern 28.5%
Severe concern 6.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5414 W Barry Ave 5 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 15
Tree Removal Inspection
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