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5509 W Wrightwood Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13283170070000 2 units · 1927

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 built1927
Stories
Building area1,924 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13283170070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2534 Bel Air Dr

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5509 W Wrightwood Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood has been owned by Malgorzata Biernats since its construction in 1927. The property, which has a single parcel under its ownership, has maintained a relatively clean record over the past seven years, with only two documented service requests through the city's 311 system. Both service requests occurred in 2025, with the first being a snow-related issue regarding an uncleared sidewalk in January, and the second concerning an alley pothole complaint in September. Both matters were subsequently resolved, as indicated by their closed status. Given the limited number of service requests on record, the building's maintenance history appears stable, though it's worth noting that the two reported issues occurred within the same calendar year, representing the only documented complaints in the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 5509 W Wrightwood 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.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
78%
No code
violation
22%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 22%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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