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5025 S Damen Ave 1

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20072240110000

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in New City
Above average
avg 1.6
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1900
Stories
Building area1,320 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20072240110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Ricardo Reyes
Mailing address
5025 S Damen Ave

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Initial analysis

The property at 5025 S Damen Ave 1 in Chicago's New City neighborhood is a 123-year-old building currently owned by Ricardo Reyes, with records showing ownership of two parcels. The building's recent history (2025-2026) is concerning, with multiple open violations as of August 2025, specifically seven unresolved complaint-driven inspections. While there have been six building violation service requests from August to December 2025 that were closed, the persistence of open violations is noteworthy. Other recent service requests include a closed garbage cart maintenance issue and a closed street light complaint in early 2026. The building's overall record shows a total of ten violations in the past seven years, with fourteen 311 service requests associated with the ownership, though many of these appear to be related to various municipal services rather than specific building issues. The concentration of recent violations and service requests, particularly during 2025-2026, may suggest ongoing maintenance or compliance challenges within the building.

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Risk rating

How 5025 S Damen Ave 1'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
11thpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 3728 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 42.6%
Moderate concern 50.0%
Severe concern 7.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5025 S Damen Ave 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 01
Garbage Cart Maintenance
Alderman
311 RequestFeb 20
Street Light Out Complaint

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