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5504 W Altgeld St 1E

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13283170440000 3 units · 1927

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 built1927
Stories
Building area3,852 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13283170440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Pedro M Ramirez
Mailing address
5504 W Altgeldst

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 5504 W Altgeld St 1E in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, currently owned by Pedro M Ramirez, is a 1927 structure with a documented history of service requests over the past seven years. The property has generated 21 service requests through the 311 system, with the most recent activity occurring in June 2026, involving two fly dumping complaints that have since been closed. The building has encountered several seasonal maintenance issues, particularly in winter 2025 when there were requests for snow removal and object/dibs removal in December, both of which were closed. There was also one pothole complaint in the street reported in May 2026 that was addressed. The only outstanding issue as of the latest records is an open service request from October 2025 pertaining to sign repair, though the specific nature of the sign and its importance to resident safety or convenience is not detailed in the records. While the frequency of service requests is not unusual for a building of this age and type, most of the documented issues relate to routine maintenance and environmental concerns rather than structural or safety problems within the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 5504 W Altgeld St 1E'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
20thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 3550 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
59%
No code
violation
41%
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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 56.4%
Moderate concern 33.9%
Severe concern 9.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5504 W Altgeld St 1E event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 10
Fly Dumping Complaint
311 RequestJun 10
Fly Dumping Complaint

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