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5147 N Ashland Ave

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14083000030000 2 units · 1906

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

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

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

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1906
Stories
Building area2,350 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14083000030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5147 N Ashland

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5147 N Ashland Ave in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Vicente Martinez, has been under regular scrutiny due to recurring building code violations and service requests over recent years. The property, constructed in 1906, has a notable pattern of unresolved periodical routine inspection violations in 2025, with five open violations recorded in July and two additional ones in December of the same year. This trend follows a previously resolved periodic inspection violation from July 2023, suggesting ongoing compliance challenges. The owner of this property, who holds three parcels in total, has accumulated 20 service requests through 311 over the past seven years, with the most recent being an alley pothole complaint in December 2025 and a garbage cart maintenance issue in May 2024, both of which have been closed. While the building has had multiple violations and service requests, it is worth noting that the specific nature of these violations and service requests varies, with several routine inspections being a significant focus of compliance attention in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 5147 N Ashland 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

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
38thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 763 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
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5147 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Dec 04 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationDec 04
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