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5552 W Monroe St Hse

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16161000240000 2 units · 1918

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
Units2
Year built1918
Stories
Building area2,278 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16161000240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5552 W Monroe

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5552 W Monroe Street in Chicago's Austin neighborhood is a 1918 structure currently owned by Betty Beard. The property has generated seven 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent request occurring in March 2026 for information purposes only. The building's service request history shows a recurring maintenance pattern related to external services, including two tree trim requests in February 2025 (although this service is no longer being accepted), two garbage cart maintenance requests (one in August 2025 and another in October 2024), and an alley light outage complaint in September 2024. The relatively low volume of service requests over this extended period, combined with their nature being primarily focused on municipal services rather than building-specific issues, suggests stable building conditions from a structural and maintenance perspective, though the property does rely on timely response from city services for these external matters.

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Risk rating

How 5552 W Monroe St Hse'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
83rdpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 1228 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
81%
No code
violation
19%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

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Year built

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 19%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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