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5300 W Division Chicago

Austin, Chicago IL 60651 16041310390000 24 units · 1927

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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
73
FewerMore

This building has 73 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1927
Stories
Building area17,862 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)16041310390000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10 S La Salle 2750

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit, 1927 vintage building at 5300 W Division in Chicago's Austin neighborhood presents a concerning recent history, particularly over the past two years. Most notably, there is an active cluster of unresolved building code violations from late 2025 to early 2026, including multiple complaint-driven inspections and periodic routine inspections that remain open. The building has also experienced significant tenant service interaction, with 57 311 service requests filed over the past seven years, including several in recent months such as nuisance animal complaints and plumbing violations in early 2026, as well as snow removal issues in late 2025. While there have been only four building permits filed in the past seven years, this relatively low number combined with the high volume of violations and service requests may indicate ongoing maintenance challenges. The property has had minimal environmental issues in recent years, with only one illegal dumping complaint in 2014 and a resolved noise complaint from December 2020. Given the volume of recent violations and service requests, particularly those that remain unresolved, there appears to be a pattern of building code compliance challenges that warrants attention.

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Risk rating

How 5300 W Division 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
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Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 7223 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
6%
No code
violation
94%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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 94%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5300 W Division Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 10
Building Violation
311 City Services
Building ViolationFeb 01
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