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811 N May St

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17054170090000 3 units · 1883

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 West Town — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1883
Stories
Building area3,698 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17054170090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
811 N May St Apt 1

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 811 N May St in the West Town neighborhood is an 1883 structure currently owned by KB Legacies LLC. The building's recent record from 2024 to 2026 shows a series of building violations, with three documented in May 2026 alone, including both general building violations and a plumbing issue in January 2026. A snow removal request was recorded and closed in January 2026, and there was one instance of cab feedback in July 2025. The property has experienced minimal municipal interaction over the past seven years, with only five 311 service requests specifically for this address.

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Risk rating

How 811 N May 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
60thpercentile

Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 908 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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

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

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

2026
311 Request May 24
Building Violation
311 RequestMay 12
Building Violation

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