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5227 S Albany Ave 2

Gage Park, Chicago IL 60632 19123100100000 2 units · 1912

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
Units2
Year built1912
Stories
Building area1,672 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19123100100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5227 S Albany Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5227 S Albany Ave 2 in the Gage Park neighborhood, owned by Maria G Padilla, was constructed in 1912 and has been under recorded ownership for at least seven years. The property has experienced a series of service requests primarily in 2026, with four documented incidents in the first quarter of the year alone. These recent service requests included two graffiti removal requests, an abandoned vehicle complaint, and a dead animal pick-up request, all of which have been closed. While these issues have been addressed, they suggest some challenges related to property maintenance and neighborhood conditions. The building's overall violation record shows three building violations in the past seven years, though specific details of these violations are not provided in the available data. The property had a total of 17 service requests filed in the same seven-year period, indicating regular interaction with city services, though without context for comparison to similar buildings, the significance of this number is unclear. The age of the building, now over 110 years old, means it has likely required ongoing maintenance and upkeep, though the records do not specify the nature or resolution of these building violations.

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Risk rating

How 5227 S Albany Ave 2'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
43rdpercentile

Out of 1787 buildings in this neighborhood, 1019 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
66%
No code
violation
34%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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Owner's portfolio size

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 34%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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