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5455 N Ravenswood Ave

Andersonville, Chicago IL 60640 14072060010000 6 units · 1914

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 Andersonville
Above average
avg 0.6
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Andersonville average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1914
Stories
Building area5,100 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14072060010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Raul & Rosy Murcio
Mailing address
1753 W Catalpa

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AI summary

The six-unit, three-story residential building at 5455 N Ravenswood Ave in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, owned by Raul & Rosy Murcio and constructed in 1914, currently has four open violations that warrant attention. Most concerning are the two unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from August 2023, along with two environmental enforcement violations from August 2015 related to illegal accumulation of materials or junk, which remain open nearly a decade later under code sections 7-28-120 and 7-28-720. The building's recent maintenance history shows some activity, with a total of 19 service requests filed under the owner's name in the past seven years, including six sanitation-related issues (two from October 2025) and a sewer cleaning inspection request from September 2025, though most of these have been resolved. Early in 2026, a graffiti removal request was successfully addressed. While the building has maintained its original six-unit configuration, there has been minimal permit activity in recent years, with only one permit pulled in the past seven years. The most pressing concerns appear to be the two open violations from 2023, which are particularly notable due to their recency compared to the other historical violations.

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Risk rating

How 5455 N Ravenswood 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 680 buildings in this neighborhood, 639 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
39%
No code
violation
61%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 29.6%
Moderate concern 67.0%
Severe concern 3.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5455 N Ravenswood Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 05
Graffiti Removal Request

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