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5228 S Justine St 1St

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20083080300000 2 units · 1888

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 New City — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.5
20
FewerMore

This building has 20 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,968 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20083080300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
646 W Garfield Blvd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 5228 S Justine St in New City is a 2-unit building constructed in 1888 and currently owned by LIGHTWAYS CO. The building's maintenance record over the past seven years shows concerning patterns, with a total of 24 building violations attributed to the owner, though only two building permits have been filed during this period. Most notably, there are currently two open, unresolved building code violations as of November 2023, which follow a pattern of multiple violations from October 2023 that were resolved. The building has experienced a total of 20 building violations in the past seven years, most of which appear to be addressed through resolution.

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Risk rating

How 5228 S Justine St 1St'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
3rdpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 4072 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
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.

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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5228 S Justine St 1St event timeline

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

2023
311 Request Dec 12
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestNov 27
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