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5901 W Iowa St

Austin, Chicago IL 60651 16054240190000 4 units · 1908

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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1908
Stories
Building area3,328 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16054240190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3050 Finley Rd #300D

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5901 W Iowa Street in Austin, Chicago, is a 1908 structure currently owned by DIN FUND II LLC. The property has been subject to some concerning patterns in recent years, particularly in 2026, with multiple water-related issues being reported. Between January and March 2026, there were three street water complaints and one plumbing violation, all of which have been marked as closed. The building's violation history includes three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from September 2019, representing the only recorded building code violations in the past seven years. The property has experienced a total of 23 service requests through the 311 system in the past seven years, with the owner (DIN FUND II LLC) having five total parcels and a significantly higher aggregate of service requests at 87 across all properties they own in this category. While there have been only two building permits issued in the same seven-year period, the current owner has a notable number of building code violations (22 in total) across their properties, though only three are specifically associated with the Iowa Street address. The concentration of water-related issues in early 2026 is particularly notable and may warrant attention, though all those cases are now marked as closed.

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Risk rating

How 5901 W Iowa 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
6thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6790 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
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Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Building size

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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5901 W Iowa St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Mar 07
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 22
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