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5616 W Grand Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13322180270000 3 units · 2022

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
Units3
Year built2022
Stories
Building area4,224 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13322180270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Omar Cruz
Mailing address
2043 N Natchez

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AI summary

The property at 5616 W Grand Ave is a relatively new three-unit building constructed in 2022 under the ownership of Omar Cruz. The building and its surroundings have experienced minimal reported issues over the past seven years, with only one 311 service request recorded, which was a street light outage reported in December 2024 and subsequently closed by the Chicago Department of Transportation. The owner has maintained active engagement with city services, generating a total of 23 service requests, though few details about these requests are available in the public record. The building's permit history shows seven permits issued over seven years, which is consistent with normal maintenance and development activity. However, there have been four building violations recorded under the owner's name, along with two instances of environmental enforcement, suggesting some regulatory challenges that would warrant monitoring for pattern consistency, though the relatively recent date of the building's construction reduces immediate concerns about these violations impacting resident safety or experience.

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Risk rating

How 5616 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
70thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 1331 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation 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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 85.8%
Moderate concern 11.9%
Severe concern 2.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5616 W Grand Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Dec 12
Street Light Out Complaint
CDOT - Department of Transportation

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