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5348 S Michigan Ave

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60615 20103090470000 6 units · 1909

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 Washington Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.8
20
FewerMore

This building has 20 building violations (7y), above the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1909
Stories
Building area7,938 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20103090470000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5348 S Michigan Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 5348 S Michigan Ave in Washington Park, constructed in 1909, is currently facing significant challenges with open violations as of October 2024. There are currently seven unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations logged on October 7, 2024, which warrant attention. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of 20 building violations, along with 17 311 service requests. The owner's larger portfolio demonstrates even more concerning figures, with 2,228 total building violations, 8,731 311 service requests, and 338 building permits recorded across 1,077 parcels. While the six-unit building itself has had limited building permits (only three in the past seven years), the owner has filed 10 environmental enforcement actions and faced five house share violations across their properties.

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Risk rating

How 5348 S Michigan 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
25thpercentile

Out of 600 buildings in this neighborhood, 450 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
26%
No code
violation
74%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 74%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5348 S Michigan Ave event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Oct 07 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 07
COMPLAINT

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