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5730 S Archer Ave

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19093130300000 4 units · 1930

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
52
FewerMore

This building has 52 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Ridge average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1930
Stories
Building area4,602 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)19093130300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5754 S Natchez Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5730 S Archer Ave in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Howard Rentz, has experienced significant maintenance challenges in recent years. The property currently has six open violations from 2025, including periodic routine inspections and multiple complaint-driven inspections, indicating ongoing regulatory scrutiny. In the recent past, there was a concentrated period of sanitation-related issues in May 2026, with five documented sanitation code violations, four of which specifically related to rodent issues, along with a restaurant complaint - though these cases have since been closed. Additionally, the building experienced graffiti issues in February 2026 that required city intervention. The property's records show relatively limited permit activity, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years, which may suggest minimal proactive maintenance or improvements to the aging structure. The total counts for the past seven years show 52 building violations and 11 service requests, pointing to consistent challenges with building maintenance and compliance, though it's worth noting that all service requests and most violations occurred within the last 2-3 years, with no recorded violations or service requests from 2017-2022.

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Risk rating

How 5730 S Archer Ave'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, 613 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
28%
No code
violation
72%
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.

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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5730 S Archer Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 29
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 29
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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