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5952 W 55Th St

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19084240240000 4 units · 1979

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 Garfield Ridge — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Garfield Ridge average of 0.8.

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 built1979
Stories
Building area3,994 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19084240240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5945 W 55Th St

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Initial analysis

The property at 5952 W 55th Street in Garfield Ridge is a four-unit residential building owned by Andrzej Swider, constructed in 1979. The building's documented service history over the past seven years shows a relatively low volume of 311 service requests, totaling five from the building itself and nine across two parcels owned by Swider. The most recent incidents concern various maintenance issues, with four sign repair requests filed between February and November 2025, and one street cleaning request from March 2024, all of which have been marked as closed. Notably, there have been no reported service requests indicating safety concerns or significant resident experience issues, and there are no patterns of recurring problems based on the available service request data. The property's documented service history suggests regular maintenance of common areas and prompt attention to municipal service requirements, though it's worth noting that the majority of recent service requests in 2025 have been clustered around signage maintenance.

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Risk rating

How 5952 W 55Th 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
26thpercentile

Out of 626 buildings in this neighborhood, 463 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
63%
No code
violation
37%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 37%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5952 W 55Th St event timeline

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2022
311 Request Jul 26
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
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