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5835 W Belmont Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60634 13292020090000 6 units · 1932

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Belmont Cragin
Above average
avg 0.9
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1932
Stories
Building area6,556 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13292020090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Elizabeth Machaj
Mailing address
6 N Meadows Ct

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AI summary

The six-unit building at 5835 W Belmont Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a 1932 property currently owned by Elizabeth Machaj. The building's recent history shows relatively low levels of major infractions, with only one building code violation recorded in May 2020 that remains unresolved as of October 2023. Over the past seven years, there have been 27 service requests filed through the 311 system directly related to the building, with an additional nine associated with the owner across three parcels, totaling 36 service requests. The majority of these recent service requests (2026) are related to street maintenance issues, including potholes, and reports of rodent activity, though all these issues have been resolved. The property has had one environmental complaint regarding air pollution in April 2023, which was promptly addressed and resolved on the same day it was filed. While the building has had its share of minor maintenance and neighborhood issues, particularly regarding rodent control and street conditions, the relatively low number of building-specific violations and prompt resolution of most complaints suggests regular maintenance attention, though the open building code violation from 2020 may warrant attention.

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Risk rating

How 5835 W Belmont 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
6thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 4171 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

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Number of units

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 35.9%
Moderate concern 48.8%
Severe concern 15.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5835 W Belmont Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 29
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestApr 28
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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