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5203 N Clark St

Andersonville, Chicago IL 60640 14081240070000 4 units · 1918

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more 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 Andersonville — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.5
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Andersonville average of 0.5.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1918
Stories
Building area6,654 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14081240070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4349 Oak Knoll Ct

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5203 N Clark St in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, owned by Greb Real Estate LLC, has a history spanning over two decades with varying concerns. Most notably, there is currently an unresolved building code violation from November 2025, following five graffiti removal requests between March and August 2024, all of which have been closed. The property has been the subject of three environmental complaints between 2002 and 2011, including incidents related to hazardous materials, air pollution, and noise, with the 2003 air pollution and code violation cases resulting in $1,000 fines each through administrative hearings, though these cases have been marked as closed. The building's violation and service request history shows relatively low activity in recent years, with no building violations recorded in the past seven years prior to the current 2025 issue, suggesting that while previous environmental concerns were addressed through legal channels, the most recent violation is an outlier in the building's record.

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Risk rating

How 5203 N Clark 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
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Out of 681 buildings in this neighborhood, 606 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5203 N Clark St event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Nov 21 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN

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