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5640 S Kedzie Chicago

Gage Park, Chicago IL 60629 19142120370000 7 units · 1967

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units7
Year built1967
Stories
Building area5,326 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)19142120370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
17835 Torrence Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The seven-unit residential building at 5640 S Kedzie in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, owned by VIAMONTE RLTY LLC, has a documented history spanning several years since its construction in 1967. The property's record shows relatively few incidents and maintenance needs, with only three recorded 311 service requests in the last seven years, of which two were related to potential building issues: a Graffiti Removal request in September 2025 and a No Building Permit and Construction Violation complaint in August 2024, suggesting some concerns about unauthorized modifications to the property. A sewer cleaning inspection request was made in July 2024, though no specific issues were documented as this request was marked as closed. The building's violation record shows four total violations in the past seven years, and only one building permit has been recorded during this period, indicating limited permitted construction activity. While the total number of service requests and violations is relatively low for a multi-unit building, the most recent permit-related violation from 2024 and the relatively recent graffiti issue in 2025 warrant attention, particularly regarding the building's maintenance and permit compliance history.

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Risk rating

How 5640 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

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
15thpercentile

Out of 1787 buildings in this neighborhood, 1519 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2024
311 Request Aug 22
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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