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5418 S Ashland Ave

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20074310290000 6 units · 1912

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 New City — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.5
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the New City 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
Units6
Year built1912
Stories
Building area5,685 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20074310290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
100 Tanglewood Dr

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 5418 S Ashland Ave in the New City neighborhood, owned by Z FINANCIAL IL G LLC, has a documented history dating back to its 1912 construction. The property has experienced significant regulatory scrutiny in recent years, with five open building code violations resulting from periodic routine inspections conducted on June 25, 2019, all of which remain unresolved as of October 2023. The building's record shows a concerning pattern of maintenance and oversight issues, with the owner entity accumulating a total of 49 building violations, 38 service requests, and 5 building permits over the past seven years across its ten parcels. While two 311 service requests were made in 2024 and 2025 (for an abandoned vehicle complaint and a graffiti removal request respectively), these were not directly related to the building's condition or habitability. The most pressing concern for prospective tenants is the cluster of unresolved inspection violations from 2019, which warrant particular attention given their potential impact on resident safety and comfort.

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Risk rating

How 5418 S Ashland 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
9thpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 3820 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
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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

Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 58%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5418 S Ashland Ave event timeline

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

2022
311 Request Oct 30
Sanitation Code Violation
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