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5120 W Altgeld St

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13284200330000 3 units · 1923

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
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 built1923
Stories
Building area3,352 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13284200330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5120 W Altgeld St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5120 W Altgeld Street in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Rene Quinonez, has been standing since 1923 and has experienced a notably high frequency of abandoned vehicle-related issues in its vicinity over the past few years. The building's recorded service request history over the past seven years shows a total of 20 complaints, with a clustered pattern of six abandoned vehicle complaints occurring within a one-week period in October 2025, followed by two more such complaints in March and February 2026. While these recent incidents have all been resolved and marked as closed in the city's system, they suggest an ongoing challenge with abandoned vehicles in the immediate area. Prior to these recent events, there is limited available historical data, making it difficult to assess any longer-term patterns or resident experience concerns beyond the current vehicle-related issues.

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Risk rating

How 5120 W Altgeld St'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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
54thpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 2048 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

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

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 23%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5120 W Altgeld St event timeline

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

2021
311 Request Nov 22
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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