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5028 W Madison St

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16094260260000 4 units · 1925

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1925
Stories
Building area6,052 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16094260260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 14224

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5028 W Madison Street in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by 5026 32 W MADISON LLC, has a relatively sparse complaint and service request history over the past seven years. The three-story structure, dating back to 1925, has generated a total of six 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent being an open tree debris clean-up request from June 2026. Notably, three of the six 311 service requests were related to environmental issues, including two fly dumping complaints (one in February 2026 and another in November 2025) and two tree debris clean-up requests (June 2026 and November 2025), while other reported concerns included a no-water complaint in January 2025 and an ice and snow removal request in November 2024. The building's permit history is minimal, with only one building permit filed in the past seven years, though records for 2023 and beyond may not yet be complete. Given the age of the structure and the limited number of service requests recorded, there does not appear to be any pattern of recurring issues affecting resident safety or comfort, though the presence of multiple environmental-related complaints warrants attention.

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Risk rating

How 5028 W Madison 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
5thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6862 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
26%
No code
violation
74%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 74%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5028 W Madison St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jan 22
No Water Complaint
311 City Services

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