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5107 W Chicago Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60651 16092010240000 4 units · 1891

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Austin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,974 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16092010240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5235 W Monroe St

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Initial analysis

The four-unit apartment building at 5107 W Chicago Ave in the Austin neighborhood, owned by Louise B Tate, has been part of the Chicago real estate landscape since its construction in 1891. The property has had a relatively low volume of 311 service requests over the past seven years, with a total of nine recorded incidents. Most recently, between April and September 2025, there was a notable cluster of maintenance and safety issues in the immediate vicinity of the building, including reports of graffiti (two separate incidents), rodent problems, fly dumping, and a vacant/abandoned building complaint, all of which have been resolved. Earlier in 2026, there was also a report of a pothole in the street near the property that was addressed by the Chicago Department of Transportation. While the building has had some recent maintenance and safety concerns, it's worth noting that these issues were primarily related to the surrounding area rather than the building itself, and all reported incidents have been officially closed in the city's systems.

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Risk rating

How 5107 W Chicago Ave'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
33rdpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 4839 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
68%
No code
violation
32%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 32%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5107 W Chicago Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 19
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
DOB - Buildings
311 RequestApr 24
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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