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5636 S Kedzie Chicago

Gage Park, Chicago IL 60629 19142120350000 7 units · 1967

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 Gage Park
Above average
avg 1.6
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Gage Park average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units7
Year built1967
Stories
Building area5,326 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)19142120350000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 5140

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Initial analysis

The seven-unit residential building at 5636 S Kedzie in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, owned by Viamonte Realty LLC, was constructed in 1967 and has experienced several notable issues over recent years. The most significant events on record include multiple complaint-driven inspections in late 2023 and October 2024, all of which have been resolved according to the records. The building has documented a total of four building code violations over the past seven years, with an additional five service requests made by the owner during the same period. While the building's permit activity shows only one permit filed in the past seven years, the property has faced two 311 service requests in 2025-2026, specifically for a street light outage and graffiti removal, both of which were closed successfully. The pattern of complaint-driven inspections and code violations, though all resolved, suggests there have been recurring maintenance or compliance issues, warranting attention to building condition trends over time.

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Risk rating

How 5636 S Kedzie 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
7thpercentile

Out of 1776 buildings in this neighborhood, 1652 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
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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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 24.8%
Moderate concern 48.4%
Severe concern 26.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5636 S Kedzie Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 21
Graffiti Removal Request

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