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5254 W Wolfram Chicago

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60641 13281290160000 8 units · 1930 Building Code Scofflaw

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Belmont Cragin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1930
Stories
Building area8,804 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)13281290160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5254 W Wolfram St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 5254 W Wolfram in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood is an 8-unit building constructed in 1930, currently owned by 5254 WOLFRAM LLC. The building's recent history is concerning, particularly due to a cluster of open building code violations from May 2023, with six unresolved complaints that remain pending. Over the past seven years, the building has accrued a total of ten building code violations, two scofflaw violations, and five 311 service requests, though only two building permits have been recorded during this period.

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Risk rating

How 5254 W Wolfram Chicago'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
2ndpercentile

Out of 4453 buildings in this neighborhood, 4364 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5254 W Wolfram Chicago event timeline

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

2025
Scofflaw Listing Sep 01 Serious
Listed on Building Code Scofflaw List
23-M1-401110
Scofflaw ListingMar 01
Listed on Building Code Scofflaw List

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