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5847 N Magnolia Ave

Edgewater, Chicago IL 60660 14053150080000 2 units · 1918

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Edgewater — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.1
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the Edgewater average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1918
Stories
Building area2,700 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14053150080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5847 N Magnolia

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5847 N Magnolia Ave in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, owned by Linda Borstrom, has experienced a concerning pattern of recent violations and service requests. Most notably, there are currently six open building code violations as of October 2024, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections earlier this year. While the building's violation and service request history over the past seven years shows seven violations and seven service requests in total, the recent wave of unresolved building code violations represents a significant cluster of ongoing issues that have yet to be addressed. The property has also been the subject of two building permits during this period, though their specifics are not detailed in the records.

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Risk rating

How 5847 N Magnolia 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

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
21stpercentile

Out of 1377 buildings in this neighborhood, 1088 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
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 63%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5847 N Magnolia Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 27
Check for Leak
311 RequestApr 17
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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