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5204 W 55Th Chicago

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19093310400000 20 units · 1968

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
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Ridge average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units20
Year built1968
Stories
Building area14,400 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)19093310400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5438 S Wolcott

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Initial analysis

The 20-unit residential building at 5204 W 55th Street in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood, owned by Andres J. Rodriguez, has been standing since 1968 and has recorded several concerning issues in recent years. Most prominently, there remains an unresolved cluster of complaint-driven building code violations recorded on July 14, 2020, with four separate violations still listed as open. The building's maintenance record shows a relatively high volume of 311 service requests over the past seven years, totaling 42 incidents. While many of these complaints have been resolved, recent weeks have shown particular concern regarding rodent issues, with three separate rodent-related service requests between May and June 2026, along with other environmental maintenance matters such as graffiti removal and traffic signal outages, all of which have been properly closed after addressing the complaints. The concentration of ongoing violations from 2020, combined with the recent cluster of pest control issues in mid-2026, suggests there may be persistent maintenance challenges within the building or its immediate vicinity, though the property has historically shown responsiveness to non-violation-related service requests as evidenced by their closed status.

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Risk rating

How 5204 W 55Th 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
0thpercentile

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
12%
No code
violation
88%
Code violation
likely
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Number of units

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Building size

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 88%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5204 W 55Th Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 09
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Alderman
311 RequestJun 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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