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5006 W Quincy St

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16162070290000 4 units · 1927

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 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 built1927
Stories
Building area8,113 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16162070290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5006 W Quincy St

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5006 W Quincy Street in Austin, owned by William C Linear and constructed in 1927, has experienced a relatively minimal number of issues over the past seven years, with only one building violation recorded during this period. This violation, which required a complaint-driven inspection, was promptly resolved by December 2022. The property has generated a total of nine 311 service requests in recent years, with the most significant concentration of activity occurring in 2025-2026. Among the notable service requests were incidents involving water in the basement (January 2026), tree debris cleanup (June 2026), and an abandoned vehicle complaint (November 2025). Other requests included an inspection of the public way (July 2025), a request for blue recycling cart services (January 2025), and the initiation of the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program (January 2025), which remains open as of the latest data. While the building's violation and service request history does not suggest any chronic or pressing maintenance issues, the water-related incident in the basement and the pending sidewalk program matter may warrant attention from an infrastructure perspective.

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Risk rating

How 5006 W Quincy 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
6thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6790 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5006 W Quincy St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jan 09
Water in Basement Complaint
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