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5905 W Huron Chicago

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16082080150000 12 units · 1925

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
50
FewerMore

This building has 50 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1925
Stories
Building area9,662 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)16082080150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3050 Finley Road #300D

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 5905 W Huron in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by MJ Cermak LLC, has experienced significant regulatory scrutiny and ongoing maintenance issues since 2024. Most concerning is a cluster of unresolved periodic routine inspection violations recorded in January 2026, along with multiple complaint-driven inspection violations dating back to January 2025. The property has a substantial history of plumbing-related problems, as evidenced by five 311 service requests for plumbing violations between March and April 2026, though three of these have been resolved. Across the past seven years, the building has accumulated 50 documented violations, with the owner entity (MJ Cermak LLC) showing even more concerning records: 90 total building violations, 97 service requests, and only two building permits filed during this period. The concentration of recent violations and service requests, particularly related to plumbing issues, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that have persisted despite regulatory attention, with many open violations remaining unresolved as of mid-2026.

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Risk rating

How 5905 W Huron Chicago'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
1stpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 7151 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
11%
No code
violation
89%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 89%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5905 W Huron Chicago event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request May 06
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 25
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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