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5218 S Lockwood Ave 1

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19093130190000 2 units · 1912

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1912
Stories
Building area1,276 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19093130190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1660 Gulf Blvd

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Initial analysis

The property at 5218 South Lockwood Avenue in Garfield Ridge is a two-unit residential building owned by Joseph L. DiFiglio, constructed in 1912. Over the past seven years, there have been three documented 311 service requests associated with the property, with the most recent incident occurring in September 2025 when a report was filed regarding an injured animal near the location. Prior to that, in October 2024, there was a complaint about a street light outage in the vicinity, and in August 2024, a tree trimming request was submitted, though it should be noted that such requests are no longer being accepted by the city. The relatively low number of service requests over this extended period suggests minimal documented issues directly related to the building itself, though it's important to recognize that these records only represent matters brought to the city's attention through the 311 system.

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Risk rating

How 5218 S Lockwood Ave 1'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
72ndpercentile

Out of 626 buildings in this neighborhood, 175 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
79%
No code
violation
21%
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.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 21%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5218 S Lockwood Ave 1 event timeline

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

2022
311 Request May 28
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 28
Sanitation Code Violation

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