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5300 N Winchester Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago IL 60640 14072150250000 8 units · 1916

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 Lincoln Square
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1916
Stories
Building area
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)14072150250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6063 N Troy St

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 5300 N Winchester in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, owned by Tomka Lakic, has maintained an active service request record through 2026, with 17 documented interactions with city services over the past seven years. The most recent concerns center around water safety, with two water lead test kit requests submitted in early 2026, one of which remains open as of October 2023. The property has also experienced issues with abandoned vehicles, evidenced by two complaints in May 2026. Other service requests include a dead animal pick-up in November 2025 and a street light outage in the same month, both of which were resolved. Looking further back in history, the building was the subject of an air pollution complaint in 1997. The property's documented service requests suggest ongoing engagement with municipal services, though many issues appear to be routine civic matters such as street lighting and vehicle concerns.

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Risk rating

How 5300 N Winchester Chicago'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
21stpercentile

Out of 2564 buildings in this neighborhood, 2026 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
55%
No code
violation
45%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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

Number of units

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.2%
Moderate concern 39.9%
Severe concern 7.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5300 N Winchester Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 23
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 06
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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