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5755 S Meade Ave

Garfield Ridge, Chicago IL 60638 19171220370000 2 units · 1955

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Garfield Ridge — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Ridge average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1955
Stories
Building area2,007 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19171220370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
44W130 Seavy Rd

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5755 S Meade Ave in Garfield Ridge, owned by Norma Montejano, has experienced a concerning pattern of issues in recent years, particularly in 2024. The most pressing ongoing concerns are a series of unresolved building code violations with six complaint-driven inspections recorded between June and July 2024, all of which remain open as of the current date. This building has also had notable plumbing and general building violations in April 2024, though these specific complaints have been marked as closed. The property experienced water-related issues in July 2025, which resulted in a basement flooding complaint that was subsequently resolved.

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Risk rating

How 5755 S Meade 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
2ndpercentile

Out of 626 buildings in this neighborhood, 613 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 78%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5755 S Meade Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jul 26
Water in Basement Complaint

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