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5442 N Sheridan Chicago

Edgewater, Chicago IL 60640 14082060140000 78 units · 2023

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 Edgewater — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.1
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Edgewater average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units78
Year built2023
Stories
Building area
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14082060140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1020 W Lawrence Ave

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Initial analysis

The 78-unit residential building at 5442 N Sheridan Road in Edgewater, built in 2023, is owned by 5440 Sheridan Prop Own and has generated several official records over the past seven years. The building has undergone regular oversight, including multiple periodic routine inspections in April 2025, all of which were resolved satisfactorily. There was also one permit-related inspection in May 2023 that required attention but was subsequently resolved. The property has generated 15 service requests through the 311 system, with the most recent activity in early 2026, including issues such as sign repairs, parking code enforcement reviews, and reports of potholes in the surrounding area, with one sign repair request still showing as open.

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Risk rating

How 5442 N Sheridan 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
10thpercentile

Out of 1377 buildings in this neighborhood, 1239 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
19%
No code
violation
81%
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.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 81%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5442 N Sheridan Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 04
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