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5455 W Parker Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13283050020000 3 units · 1926

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
Units3
Year built1926
Stories
Building area2,826 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13283050020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5455 W Parker

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5455 W Parker Ave in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Jose Mentante, has experienced several notable incidents and service requests over the past seven years. The most concerning issue is the recent pattern of building permit violations, with two separate complaints filed in October 2025—one through the Health Department that remains open and another to 311 City Services that has been closed. The property, constructed in 1926, has had minimal permitted construction activity on record, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years. Other service requests include a fly dumping complaint (closed), garbage cart maintenance (closed), a tree emergency (closed), and an abandoned vehicle complaint (closed), suggesting general maintenance and environmental concerns around the property. While some issues have been resolved, the open building permit violation from October 2025 stands out as the most recent and potentially significant concern, though its impact depends on the specific nature of the violation and its relation to resident safety or comfort.

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Risk rating

How 5455 W Parker 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
26thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 3283 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 61.0%
Moderate concern 29.7%
Severe concern 9.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5455 W Parker Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 19
Garbage Cart Maintenance
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