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5213 S Kostner Ave 2N

Archer Heights, Chicago IL 60632 19104040060000 4 units · 1974

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 Archer Heights — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Archer Heights average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1974
Stories
Building area3,880 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19104040060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5213 Kostner

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5213 S Kostner Ave 2N in Archer Heights, owned by Jose A Padilla, has experienced several notable occurrences over the past seven years. Most significantly, in March 2022, the building underwent a series of complaint-driven inspections that resulted in six documented violations, though all of these were subsequently resolved. The property has recorded three 311 service requests in recent years, including two abandoned vehicle complaints in March and April 2025, and a low water pressure complaint in October 2024, all of which were closed. The building's permit activity appears minimal, with only one permit filed in the past seven years, and the property has maintained three total parcels under the current ownership. While the resolved violations indicate that the building management addressed the issues raised during the 2022 inspections, the relatively limited permit activity and recent service requests suggest that building systems and neighborhood interactions merit monitoring.

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Risk rating

How 5213 S Kostner Ave 2N'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 843 buildings in this neighborhood, 826 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
36%
No code
violation
64%
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, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 64%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5213 S Kostner Ave 2N event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Oct 02
Low Water Pressure Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 15
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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