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5414 N Broadway St

Edgewater, Chicago IL 60640 14081130270000 3 units · 1912

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Edgewater — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.1
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Edgewater average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1912
Stories
Building area3,996 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14081130270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5414 N Broadway

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 1912 building at 5414 N Broadway St in Edgewater, currently owned by 5414 N Broadway LLC, has had a documented history spanning over 25 years, with particular focus on the past seven years showing some areas of concern. Most notably, there are three building code violations recorded in the past seven years, with two resolved permit-related inspection violations from April 2021 and one open permit-related violation from July 2021 that remains unresolved. The property has generated eight 311 service requests in this period, with the most recent cluster of activity occurring in December 2025, including multiple tree trim requests (now no longer being accepted) and one graffiti removal request, all of which have been closed. Earlier service requests included a yard waste pick-up request in August 2025 and a tree trim request in December 2024. The building's historical record also shows one environmental complaint from February 1998 regarding illegal dumping, which has since been resolved. While the property has maintained multiple units under single ownership, the presence of an unresolved building code violation and the frequency of service requests related to exterior maintenance such as tree trimming and graffiti removal may be of interest to prospective tenants.

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Risk rating

How 5414 N Broadway 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

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
13thpercentile

Out of 1377 buildings in this neighborhood, 1198 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
25%
No code
violation
75%
Code violation
likely
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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

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 75%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5414 N Broadway St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Dec 15
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 15
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