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5418-5420 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago

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Does 5418-5420 North Kenmore Avenue have open permits or code violations?
Chicago Department of Buildings lists 4 permits, 2 not closed, and 46 violations, 13 open.
What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Cook County?
$832,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
Is radon a problem here?
EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
What natural disasters is 5418-5420 North Kenmore Avenue at risk for?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area very low overall.

Permits and code violations

2 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 13 open violations.

  1. Permit - elevator equipment Dec 2019

    Furnish and install copmplete jack unit to include cylinder, piston, and new pit equipmenton one(1) 2000lb capacity, 5-floor, hydraulic, passenger elevator, pursuant to the scope of work submitted.(ev009409)

  2. Permit - renovation/alteration Jun 2019Complete

    Rebuild porches as per plans

  3. Permit - elevator equipment Sep 2018

    Modernation one (1) 2000lb.cap, 5-floor, hydraulic passenger elevator. pursuant to the scope of work submtted. ev009409

  4. Permit – express permit program May 2016Complete

    Install new 100amp 120/240v temp service

Chicago Department of Buildings

Safety and environment

FEMA natural hazard risk

Very Low

No single natural hazard ranks high for this area.

FEMA National Risk Index, census tract

Leaking fuel tanks

8 within 1,650 ft

Nearest: Broadway Foster, Llc, 5206-5246 North Broadway Street (1,500 ft), open. 2 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.

EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases

Toxic release facility

4,800 ft

Delta Precision Circuits and 1 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.

EPA Toxics Release Inventory

Radon potential

Moderate

Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.

EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map

Wildfire risk

Very Low

Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.

FEMA National Risk Index

Nearest public schools

1,750 ft

Goudy Technology Academy (1,750 ft), Peirce Elem Intl Studies School (2,900 ft), Swift Elem Specialty School (3,150 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

Sinkhole-prone ground

Limestone karst

The bedrock here (dolostone (dolomite), Silurian) can dissolve and open sinkholes. Ask for a geotechnical report and check whether sinkhole coverage is in the insurance policy.

USGS Karst in the United States (OFR 2014-1156)

Conforming loan limit 2026

$832,750

Cook County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.

FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit

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Who lives and works in Chicago

Trading floors, logistics and the deepest architecture stock in America

Chicago carries a full corporate economy at a price the coasts do not match. Neighborhoods are distinct and walkable, two and three flats are everywhere, and the Loop still sets the commute for finance, law and consulting.

$71,673
median household income
18.9%
residents aged 25 to 34
45%
households that own their home

What pays the bills

  • Finance and trading
  • Logistics and rail
  • Law and consulting
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing

Who anchors the economy

CME Group · Boeing suppliers · University of Chicago · Northwestern Medicine · United Airlines

The market is shaped around

  • Young professionals
  • Families buying space
  • Two and three flat owners
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  • Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
  • Ask for the latest maintenance bill from a winter month, not a summer one: that's where the real cost of living there shows up.
  • Ask specifically where you'd park: is there paid city parking, who currently holds it, what the permit costs, and how long the waitlist is.
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