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5914 S Racine Ave

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20173070280000 4 units · 1916

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 Englewood — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Englewood average of 2.9.

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
Units4
Year built1916
Stories
Building area4,201 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20173070280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4429 S Ellis

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 5914 South Racine Avenue in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood is a century-old property, constructed in 1916 and currently owned by Mary Melchor. The building's recent history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only three documented 311 service requests, all of which have been resolved. The most recent incident, recorded in September 2025, was a street pothole complaint that was addressed and closed. Prior to that, in November 2024, there was a report of an abandoned vehicle in the vicinity, which was also resolved. The earliest of these three incidents occurred in May 2024, involving a request for graffiti removal, which has since been completed. It's notable that all service requests pertained to exterior or street-related issues rather than building-specific concerns, and all requests have been properly closed out in the system.

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Risk rating

How 5914 S Racine 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
19thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 3997 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
41%
No code
violation
59%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 59%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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