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5352 N Paulina St

Andersonville, Chicago IL 60640 14072130270000 2 units · 1900

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 Andersonville
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Andersonville average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1900
Stories
Building area2,250 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14072130270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Thomas M Simms
Mailing address
5352 N Paulina St

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 5352 N Paulina St in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, owned by Thomas M Simms and constructed in 1900, has had minimal recorded service requests over the past seven years, with a total of ten documented cases. The most recent service request was made in June 2026 regarding a pothole, while the majority of issues between June 2025 and September 2025 were related to graffiti removal, with three separate incidents requiring attention within a two-week period. During the same timeframe, there were two additional maintenance requests concerning tree-related issues - one for debris cleanup and another for trimming, though the latter request type is no longer being accepted. Looking further back in the building's history, there is a single environmental complaint on record from February 1998 regarding illegal dumping, though it is unclear if this incident was related to the building or occurred in the vicinity. While the recent service requests indicate some localized maintenance concerns in 2025, the overall number of complaints over this extended period remains relatively low for a building of this age and size.

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Risk rating

How 5352 N Paulina St'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
66thpercentile

Out of 680 buildings in this neighborhood, 231 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
78%
No code
violation
22%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Number of bedrooms

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Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 77.2%
Moderate concern 18.9%
Severe concern 3.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5352 N Paulina St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 05
Pothole in Street Complaint

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