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5230 W Byron St

Portage Park, Chicago IL 60641 13211070300000 2 units · 1915

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 Portage Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Portage Park average of 0.6.

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
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area2,412 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13211070300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
29470 N Callahan Rd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5230 W Byron St in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood, owned by Donna Rembacz, has been standing since 1915. The property's recent maintenance and safety record shows several significant events over the past two years that warrant attention. Most notably, there are active concerns regarding lead safety, with both a water lead test request (still open as of July 2024) and a lead inspection request (recently closed in April 2024) documented this year. The building's infrastructure and external environment have also been the subject of official scrutiny, with a sidewalk inspection request filed in July 2024, which has since been closed. The property's service request history, spanning the past seven years, shows limited activity with only three 311 service requests recorded in the past seven years, and a total of seven service requests associated with the owner. While the building's age and size suggest typical maintenance issues might arise, the recent cluster of lead-related safety assessments stands out as the most pressing concern in the building's current profile.

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Risk rating

How 5230 W Byron St'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
22ndpercentile

Out of 3924 buildings in this neighborhood, 3061 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
62%
No code
violation
38%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

311 calls, owner's portfolio

311 calls across all of this owner's properties over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 38%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5230 W Byron St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Jul 10
Water Lead Test Visit Request
311 RequestApr 03
Lead Inspection Request

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