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5400 W Jackson Blvd

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16161100370000 2 units · 1913

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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.

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Initial analysis

The property at 5400 W Jackson Blvd in Chicago's Austin neighborhood is a two-unit building constructed in 1913 and currently owned by Terry Lavincent Sr. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of 17 service requests through the city's 311 system. The most recent service requests, all from 2026, include three distinct issues: a dead animal pick-up, an alley pothole complaint, and a wire basket request, all of which have been resolved. The building has experienced recurring rodent issues, with three documented rodent baiting/rat complaints filed between July 2024 and June 2025, though these cases have also been closed. Notably, there is an historical record of vacant building violations from July 2011, when the property was cited for failure to secure and maintain a vacant building and for not having an required watchman, though these were ultimately non-suited with no fines assessed.

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Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories—
Building area2,368 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16161100370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5400 W Jackson Blvd

Landlord portfolio

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

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Risk rating

How 5400 W Jackson Blvd'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
20thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 5778 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5400 W Jackson Blvd event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jun 20
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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