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5050 W Montana St

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13284250220000 2 units · 1954

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
Units2
Year built1954
Stories
Building area1,920 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13284250220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Ramon Santos
Mailing address
5050 W Montana

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 5050 W Montana St in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a 1954 structure currently owned by Ramon Santos. The property has generated a total of five 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent being in September 2025 regarding a recycling cart, which has since been resolved. The property has experienced notable tree-related issues, with two debris clean-up requests in July 2024 (both closed) and an active tree planting request from August 2025 that remains open. Of particular concern to resident welfare was a rodent-related incident in April 2024, which was addressed and closed, though it marked the only complaint of its kind on record. While the building has had some service requests requiring municipal attention, most have been related to environmental concerns like tree maintenance rather than structural or safety issues within the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 5050 W Montana 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

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
56thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 1952 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
76%
No code
violation
24%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

Township: Lake View

Located in Lake View. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Permits, owner's portfolio

Permits pulled across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 70.8%
Moderate concern 24.2%
Severe concern 5.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5050 W Montana St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 23
Blue Recycling Cart
Alderman
311 RequestAug 05
Tree Planting Request

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