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6129 S California Ave 1

Chicago Lawn, Chicago IL 60629 19134160100000

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 Chicago Lawn — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.5
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Chicago Lawn average of 2.5.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1968
Stories
Building area2,545 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19134160100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6129 S California Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 6129 S California Ave 1, located in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, is a residential building owned by G Zuniga and constructed in 1968. The building's recent history is marked by ongoing water-related issues, with a pattern of complaints emerging particularly in the summer of 2025, when six separate reports of basement water problems were filed within a three-month period between late July and August. While these previous complaints have been closed, they indicate a potential recurring issue with water management in the building. More recently, in March 2024, there was a complaint-driven inspection that resulted in an unresolved building code violation, though the specific nature of this violation was not disclosed in the record. The property has had minimal documentation of other issues, with only one building violation recorded in the past seven years and a total of 14 service requests during the same period, though many of these requests appear to be unrelated to building conditions, such as an abandoned vehicle complaint filed in January 2026.

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Risk rating

How 6129 S California Ave 1'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
73rdpercentile

Out of 2759 buildings in this neighborhood, 745 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6129 S California Ave 1 event timeline

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2026
311 Request Mar 17
Water in Basement Complaint

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