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5754 S Damen Ave 1

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20181180390000 2 units · 1922

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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1922
Stories
Building area2,020 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20181180390000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6042 S Mozart St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5754 S Damen Ave in Englewood is a 1922 structure currently owned by Benjamin Martinez, who also oversees three additional parcels. The property has experienced a concerning trend of building violations, with 19 recorded over the past seven years, alongside 53 service requests during the same period. While only two building permits have been issued in the past seven years, the property has had multiple maintenance and environmental issues, with the most recent service requests in 2026 including a currently open tree emergency. There has been a notable pattern of graffiti in the vicinity, with three documented removal requests in 2025 and another in early 2026. Additional residential environment concerns include a tree debris clean-up request and a nuisance animal complaint in 2025. Looking further back, a historical environmental complaint about illegal dumping was recorded in 2007. The building's service request and violation history suggests ongoing management challenges, with particular attention needed to address recurring issues in the immediate vicinity.

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Risk rating

How 5754 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

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
44thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 2763 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
54%
No code
violation
46%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 46%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5754 S Damen Ave 1 event timeline

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2026
311 Request Aug 03
Porch Inspection Request

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