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5413 S Damen Ave 1

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20074240040000 3 units · 1913

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in New City
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the New City average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1913
Stories
Building area3,681 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20074240040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5413 S Damen Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5413 S Damen Ave 1 in Chicago's New City neighborhood has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1913. The property, currently owned by Maria De Guadalupe, has generated a total of five service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, all of which have been related to tree emergencies. The most recent of these incidents remains open as of May 2026, while the other four, which occurred between May and August 2025, were successfully resolved and closed. The clustering of these tree-related service requests within a three-month period in 2025 suggests there was a particular environmental or maintenance issue during that time, though it's noteworthy that there have been no documented service requests of any other nature, indicating relative stability in other aspects of the building's maintenance and operation.

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Risk rating

How 5413 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
43rdpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 2388 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 47.9%
Moderate concern 26.2%
Severe concern 25.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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5413 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 May 06
Tree Emergency
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