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5241 S Kenneth Ave

Archer Heights, Chicago IL 60632 19103160120000 3 units · 1934

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Archer Heights — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Archer Heights average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1934
Stories
Building area2,420 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19103160120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4841 S Tripp Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 5241 S Kenneth Ave in Archer Heights, constructed in 1934, has an extensive and concerning record over the past seven years, particularly when considering the ownership structure as "TAXPAYER OF" and the significant number of parcels (1077) associated with the owner. The property has experienced an unusually high number of building violations (2228) during this period, along with 8731 total 311 service requests, suggesting substantial and possibly ongoing maintenance or regulatory compliance issues. The building's permit activity shows 338 permits pulled over seven years, which while substantial, raises questions about the nature of these modifications given the high violation count.

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Risk rating

How 5241 S Kenneth Ave'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
42ndpercentile

Out of 843 buildings in this neighborhood, 489 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
72%
No code
violation
28%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 28%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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