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5106 S Carpenter St 1

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20084020250000 2 units · 1891

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
Units2
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,489 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20084020250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Cayetano Medina
Mailing address
5106 S Carpenter St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5106 S Carpenter St in Chicago's New City neighborhood, owned by Cayetano Medina, has a documented history dating back to its 1891 construction. The most significant recent issues relate to the building's vacant status in late 2016, when it was cited multiple times for failing to secure and maintain a vacant building and for not providing required watchman services. These violations, occurring in September and November 2016, resulted in a default liability judgment with fines totaling $4,300, though the city later non-suited these violations.

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Risk rating

How 5106 S Carpenter St 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
61stpercentile

Out of 4189 buildings in this neighborhood, 1634 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 70.8%
Moderate concern 23.8%
Severe concern 5.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5106 S Carpenter St 1 event timeline

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

2016
Vacant/Abandoned Violation Nov 14 Serious
13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-140 Watchman required|13-12-140 Watchman required|13-12-140 Watchman required
City non-suit
Vacant/Abandoned ViolationSep 21
13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant building.|13-12-140 Watchman required|13-12-140 Watchman required|13-12-140 Watchman required

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