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5356 W Oakdale Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60641 13281200200000 5 units · 1927

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
Units5
Year built1927
Stories
Building area3,600 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13281200200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Argentino N Anselmi
Mailing address
29 Coconut Court

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AI summary

The five-unit residential building at 5356 W Oakdale Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is owned by Argentino N Anselmi and was constructed in 1927. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows relatively few issues, with only two 311 service requests directly related to the property itself. These incidents, recorded in 2025 and 2026, involved street-related issues - a fly dumping complaint in March 2025 and a pothole complaint in February 2026 - both of which were resolved and marked as closed. While the property and its immediate vicinity have experienced minimal documented issues, it's worth noting that the owner, Argentino N Anselmi, has been associated with a total of 12 service requests across two parcels, though most of these appear to be unrelated to the specific property in question. The limited number of service requests over this period could suggest either proactive management or comparatively few maintenance issues within this historic building.

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Risk rating

How 5356 W Oakdale 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
43rdpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 2529 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
72%
No code
violation
28%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

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

Owner's portfolio size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 61.3%
Moderate concern 28.3%
Severe concern 10.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5356 W Oakdale Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 18
Pothole in Street Complaint

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