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5509 N Kenmore Chicago

Edgewater, Chicago IL 60640 14082020080000 52 units · 1967

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
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Edgewater average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units52
Year built1967
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)14082020080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1022 W Catalpa Box A

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Initial analysis

The 52-unit residential building at 5509 N Kenmore in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, owned by XL Properties LLC CVA, has been in operation since 1967 and exhibits several notable maintenance and compliance patterns over the past seven years. Most concerning are the multiple unresolved building code violations from 2024 (three periodic routine inspection violations) and 2023 (one complaint-driven inspection violation) that remain open as of October 2023, suggesting ongoing compliance challenges. While there have been six total building violations in this period, it's worth noting that three periodic routine inspection violations from earlier years (2021 and 2024) were resolved. The building has generated 21 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with the most recent being a tree emergency in June 2026 that remains unresolved. The property has experienced a cluster of abandoned vehicle complaints in March 2025, with five such incidents reported and subsequently closed, as well as two tree-related service requests (removal inspection in May 2025 and emergency in June 2026).

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Risk rating

How 5509 N Kenmore 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
8thpercentile

Out of 1377 buildings in this neighborhood, 1267 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
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Number of units

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

Lot size

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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 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5509 N Kenmore Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jan 23
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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