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5134 S Cicero Chicago

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19094110220000 12 units · 1969

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Garfield Ridge
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
Units12
Year built1969
Stories
Building area5,476 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)19094110220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
5134 S Cicero Llc
Mailing address
1326 N Northwest Hwy

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AI summary

The 12-unit residential building at 5134 S Cicero in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood, owned by 5134 S Cicero LLC, has a building record dating back to its construction in 1969. The property has generated a total of eight 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent activity clustering primarily around graffiti removal and street maintenance issues. Notably, there are four documented graffiti removal requests in 2025-2026, three of which have been successfully closed, while one remains open. Additionally, there were two pothole complaints reported and closed in March 2026. Of particular concern is an open building violation recorded in January 2026, which suggests an unresolved issue that may impact resident safety or comfort. While the building has maintained an active response to graffiti and street maintenance, the presence of both an open building violation and two relatively recent street condition complaints warrant attention to the property's maintenance and oversight practices.

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Risk rating

How 5134 S Cicero 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
5thpercentile

Out of 601 buildings in this neighborhood, 571 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
40%
No code
violation
60%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

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 severity forecast
No violation 41.7%
Moderate concern 37.0%
Severe concern 21.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5134 S Cicero Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 31
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestApr 06
Graffiti Removal Request

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