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5227 N Potawatomie St 6

O'Hare, Chicago IL 60656 12111150040000 6 units · 1969

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in O'Hare — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.3
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the O'Hare average of 0.3.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1969
Stories
Building area6,082 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)12111150040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3815 Nottingham Dr

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 5227 N Potawatomi St in the O'Hare neighborhood, owned by M & M Interamerican Inc, has a documented history spanning several years since its construction in 1969. The property has maintained relatively minimal compliance issues over the past seven years, with only one building code violation recorded, dated November 19, 2021, which currently remains unresolved. The building has generated a total of eight 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent occurring in August 2025. These service requests primarily addressed municipal maintenance issues, including multiple tree-related matters (emergency response, trimming), street cleaning, yard waste pickup, and one instance of an abandoned vehicle complaint, all of which have been successfully closed. Notably, there appears to be a discrepancy in the record for February 2026, as this date is in the future relative to the current date (October 2023), suggesting either an error in the data or a planned future service request that has yet to occur. While the property's violation and service request history shows generally limited issues, the open building code violation from late 2021 warrants attention in terms of ongoing building maintenance and compliance.

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Risk rating

How 5227 N Potawatomie St 6'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
15thpercentile

Out of 444 buildings in this neighborhood, 377 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
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

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.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5227 N Potawatomie St 6 event timeline

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2021
Building Violation Nov 19 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
311 RequestOct 14
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