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705 S Independence Chicago

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16143070010000 24 units · 2005

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built2005
Stories
Building area19,032 sq ft
Property class313
PIN (Cook County parcel)16143070010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
400 E 41St Street

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit residential building at 705 S Independence in Garfield Park, constructed in 2005 and currently owned by Prairie Mortgage LS, has experienced several notable issues over recent years. The building has two recorded violations in the past seven years, both related to complaint-driven inspections in August and September 2021, which remain unresolved as of the latest data in October 2023. The property has generated a total of 45 311 service requests under its current ownership, with the most recent occurring in late 2025. These requests primarily involved external issues such as street light outages, an abandoned vehicle, a dead animal pickup, and a rodent complaint in December 2024, all of which were eventually resolved. It's worth noting that while the building's recent service requests have predominantly concerned external infrastructure and neighborhood matters rather than direct building conditions, the presence of open violations from 2021 warrants attention to their status.

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Risk rating

How 705 S Independence 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 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3998 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
10%
No code
violation
90%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 90%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

705 S Independence Chicago event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Dec 15
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestDec 11
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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