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5000 W 45Th Chicago

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19044110410000 24 units · 1974

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Garfield Ridge — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
27
FewerMore

This building has 27 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Ridge average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1974
Stories
Building area15,120 sq ft
Property class396
PIN (Cook County parcel)19044110410000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2221 Patriot Blvd

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Initial analysis

The 5000 W 45th Street building in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood is a 24-unit residential property constructed in 1974. Over the past seven years, this building has accumulated a significant number of issues, including 27 building violations and 33 311 service requests. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved building code violations recorded in December 2025, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections. The building's service request history reveals multiple plumbing-related problems in early 2026, with three separate violations documented between January 31 and February 5, 2026. Additional service requests during this period included two information-only calls and a street light outage complaint, all of which have since been closed.

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Risk rating

How 5000 W 45Th Chicago'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
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Out of 626 buildings in this neighborhood, 626 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
7%
No code
violation
93%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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 93%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5000 W 45Th Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 05
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestFeb 03
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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