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5225 W Wellington Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60641 13281210120000 2 units · 1929

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 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
Units2
Year built1929
Stories
Building area2,112 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13281210120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Hoyem
Mailing address
5225 W Wellington Av

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 5225 W Wellington Ave in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Hoyem and constructed in 1929, has had limited documented activity over the past seven years. The property has generated eight 311 service requests during this period, with all but one related to street maintenance issues. In early 2025, there were four consecutive complaints about roadway conditions, including two pothole complaints in the alley, one pothole complaint in the street, and one alley pothole complaint, all of which have since been closed and presumably addressed. More recently, in August 2025, tree planting requests were submitted for the property, though these requests remain open as of the report date. The relative scarcity of service requests over this period, apart from the clustering of street-related issues in early 2025, suggests minimal documented concerns with the building itself or its immediate surroundings.

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Risk rating

How 5225 W Wellington 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
29thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 3150 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
66%
No code
violation
34%
Code violation
likely
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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 63.1%
Moderate concern 31.3%
Severe concern 5.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5225 W Wellington Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 01
Tree Planting Request
311 RequestAug 01
Tree Planting Request

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