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54 E Oak St

Gold Coast, Chicago IL 60611 17032040420000 5 units · 1885

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 Gold Coast — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.9
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), at or below the Gold Coast average of 3.9.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1885
Stories
Building area9,300 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17032040420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
30 W Oak St 10A

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 54 E Oak Street in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood is a historic structure dating back to 1885, currently owned by Robert Golant. The property has experienced some recent challenges in terms of building code compliance, with two unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in March 2026. This follows a period during which all three building code violations on record (spanning the past seven years) were resolved except for these most recent ones. The building has generated a moderate volume of 311 service requests over the past seven years, totaling eight, with varying issues documented between 2024 and 2026. These have included infrastructure concerns such as street light outages and missing street light pole doors, as well as pest control matters like rodent baiting. A building permit-related inspection from September 2020 was resolved successfully, and there have been some routine service requests such as for a blue recycling cart. Additionally, an environmental complaint regarding asbestos work was recorded in 1997, though no more recent environmental issues have been documented.

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Risk rating

How 54 E Oak St'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
35thpercentile

Out of 90 buildings in this neighborhood, 58 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
32%
No code
violation
68%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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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.

Location

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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 68%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

54 E Oak St event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Mar 22 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 22
COMPLAINT

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