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5337 W Madison St

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16161010170000 2 units · 1906

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Austin
Above average
avg 1.7
43
FewerMore

This building has 43 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1906
Stories
Building area2,300 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16161010170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Fredrick Sims
Mailing address
5334 W Monroe

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Risk rating

How 5337 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

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
4thpercentile

Out of 7212 buildings in this neighborhood, 6924 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
24%
No code
violation
76%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 14.1%
Moderate concern 14.1%
Severe concern 71.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5337 W Madison St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 12
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)
311 RequestDec 05
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)

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