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5044 N Clark St

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14083060180000 3 units · 1914

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Uptown — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1914
Stories
Building area3,549 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14083060180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
6408 N Clark St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 5044 N Clark Street building is a three-unit, three-story structure located in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, originally constructed in 1914 and currently owned by the 5044 N Clark Building entity. The property's recent maintenance history reveals several notable patterns and concerns over the past two years. Most prominently, there has been a recurring issue with graffiti, with three documented incidents between March and November 2024, all of which were successfully resolved through city services. A similar pattern emerged with graffiti in 2024, with two incidents recorded on the same day (March 23, 2024). More recently, there have been two additional service requests in 2025, including a closed ice and snow removal request in December 2025 and a current open request from March 2026 for sign repairs. While the building has maintained a relatively low number of total service requests (six) over the past seven years, the concentration of graffiti incidents in 2024 and the two unresolved service requests as of 2026 suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.

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Risk rating

How 5044 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
55thpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 554 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
62%
No code
violation
38%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — 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 risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 38%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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