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5701 W Erie St

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16082130140000

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Austin
At or below average
avg 1.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.7.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1910
Stories
Building area2,234 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16082130140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Emanuel Ruffin
Mailing address
5701 W Erie

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AI summary

The three-story residential building at 5701 W Erie Street in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Emanuel Ruffin, is an early 20th-century structure dating back to 1910. The property has experienced a notable concentration of municipal service requests in the summer of 2024, with five separate incidents reported between June and August of this year. Most significantly, there were four separate incidents involving open fire hydrant complaints between June and July 2024, which could present potential safety concerns related to water usage and emergency access in the vicinity. Additionally, there was one report of an abandoned vehicle on June 11, 2024, and a tree emergency reported earlier this month in August 2024, though the nature and impact of these incidents on resident experience are less clear. While the building's service request history shows activity primarily focused on external issues relating to public infrastructure, the relatively low number of total service requests (five) over the past seven years suggests that no major internal building issues have been reported through the city's 311 system during this period.

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Risk rating

How 5701 W Erie 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
39thpercentile

Out of 7212 buildings in this neighborhood, 4399 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 59.4%
Moderate concern 33.4%
Severe concern 7.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5701 W Erie St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Aug 05
Tree Emergency
311 RequestJul 27
Open Fire Hydrant Complaint

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