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5020 S Spaulding Ave

Gage Park, Chicago IL 60632 19112050290000 3 units · 1993

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Gage Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Gage Park average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1993
Stories
Building area3,407 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19112050290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5020 S Spaulding

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5020 S Spaulding Ave in the Gage Park neighborhood, owned by Cecilio Garcia, has been standing since 1993 and is currently listed with two property parcels. The building's recent service history from 2025 shows a pattern of water-related issues, with three distinct complaints about water problems - in the basement (two separate incidents) and on the street - between mid-August and early September. Additionally, the property has seen infrastructure-related concerns, evidenced by a leak check request in early October 2025 and an inspection request for the public way in late September 2025. Despite these recent challenges, it's worth noting that over the past seven years, the property has generated only 11 service requests in total and has recorded two building violations, suggesting that while there are current water management issues, the building's overall service request and violation history has been relatively limited compared to many other properties.

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Risk rating

How 5020 S Spaulding 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
76thpercentile

Out of 1787 buildings in this neighborhood, 429 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
72%
No code
violation
28%
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.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 28%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5020 S Spaulding Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 03
Check for Leak
DWM - Department of Water Management
311 RequestAug 20
Water in Basement Complaint

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