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5626 W Grand Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13322180240000 2 units · 1895

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 built1895
Stories
Building area2,724 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13322180240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Paul Edenhofer
Mailing address
2202 N Mango Av

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AI summary

The property at 5626 W Grand Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a two-unit, 128-year-old building owned by Paul Edenhofer, with a substantial ownership portfolio comprising four parcels. The recent history of the building has been particularly focused on water quality concerns, with two water-related service requests in June 2026 - one for a water lead test kit and another for a water lead test visit, though the latter has been closed. Other maintenance issues in the past year have included a garbage cart maintenance request in April 2026 and a tree emergency in July 2025, both of which were resolved. While the building has experienced relatively few service requests over the past seven years (four at this address and 33 total for the owner's properties), the recent concentration of water-related service requests may warrant attention to ongoing water quality monitoring in the building's systems. The age of the property (built in 1895) suggests that various infrastructure systems may be approaching the end of their typical lifespan, though specific information about the building's current condition is not available in the provided data.

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Risk rating

How 5626 W Grand 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
51stpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 2174 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Owner's portfolio size

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

Building size

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

Township: Lake View

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 70.3%
Moderate concern 22.2%
Severe concern 7.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5626 W Grand Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 15
Water Lead Test Kit Request
DWM - Department of Water Management
311 RequestJun 13
Water Lead Test Visit Request

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