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5458 S Karlov Ave

West Elsdon, Chicago IL 60632 19104200400000 4 units · 1959

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in West Elsdon
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Elsdon average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1959
Stories
Building area3,524 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19104200400000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Rosalio Villanueva
Mailing address
3829 W 57Th St

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AI summary

The four-unit residential building at 5458 S Karlov Ave in the West Elsdon neighborhood, owned by Rosalio Villanueva, was constructed in 1959 and has had relatively few documented service requests over the past seven years. The property has generated a total of 13 311 service requests during this period, most of which have been successfully closed. Recent service requests from 2025-2026 include maintenance issues such as garbage cart upkeep, street potholes, and emergency tree concerns, as well as quality-of-life matters like graffiti removal and a reported abandoned vehicle. The building's 311 service request history suggests active monitoring and reporting of neighborhood issues, though it is noteworthy that the most recent service requests have all been resolved. The relatively low number of service requests over this extended period, particularly for a multi-unit residential building, may indicate either good property maintenance practices or limited reporting of building-specific issues through the 311 system.

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Risk rating

How 5458 S Karlov 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

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
21stpercentile

Out of 428 buildings in this neighborhood, 338 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
54%
No code
violation
46%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 57.1%
Moderate concern 27.6%
Severe concern 15.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5458 S Karlov Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 12
Tree Emergency
Alderman
311 RequestApr 24
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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