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5214 W Barry Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60641 13281070280000 2 units · 1925

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1925
Stories
Building area2,356 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13281070280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5214 W Barry

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5214 W Barry Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, owned by Christian Davila, has a documented history spanning nearly a century since its construction in 1925. Over the past seven years, there have been three reported incidents requiring city services, all occurring within 2024: two closed graffiti removal requests in July 2024 and an open sidewalk inspection request from April 2024. While the building's overall service request frequency appears relatively low for its age and urban location, the recent clustering of service requests in 2024, particularly relating to property upkeep and public safety concerns like graffiti and sidewalk conditions, warrants attention. The most recent events, both occurring within days of each other in late July 2024, suggest a brief period of exterior maintenance challenges, though both were promptly addressed and closed out. The open sidewalk inspection request from April remains unresolved in the system, potentially indicating an area requiring further examination.

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Risk rating

How 5214 W Barry 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
59thpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 1826 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
79%
No code
violation
21%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Number of bedrooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 21%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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