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5222 W Ohio St

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16091130190000 4 units · 1911

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
9
FewerMore

This building has 9 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1911
Stories
Building area4,102 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16091130190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5224 W Ohio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5222 W Ohio Street in the Austin neighborhood is a 1911 property currently owned by Alma J Buckley. The building's record over the past seven years shows some concerning patterns, particularly with recent developments in July 2024, when multiple open violations were recorded through complaint-driven inspections, all remaining unresolved. The property has experienced recurring issues with water on the street, evidenced by three identical service requests in January 2026 alone, along with two parking code enforcement reviews (one in January and another in June 2026), though these latter two issues were successfully closed. While the building has had a total of nine violations and 15 service requests documented in the past seven years, the most pressing current concern appears to be the cluster of multiple unresolved violations from mid-2024, which stands out as the most significant recent development in the building's record.

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Risk rating

How 5222 W Ohio 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 7006 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
21%
No code
violation
79%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

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.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 79%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5222 W Ohio St event timeline

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2024
311 Request Oct 29
Building Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestAug 07
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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