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729 W 50Th St

New City, Chicago IL 60609 20091120180000 2 units · 1898

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more 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 New City — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.5
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the New City average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1898
Stories
Building area2,068 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20091120180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5671 Apple Grove Rd

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 729 W 50th Street in the New City neighborhood, owned by Olabisi Talabi, has been standing since 1898 and is currently facing several concerning issues as of 2023. Most notably, there are two open building code violations recorded on March 13, 2023, which remain unresolved. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 17 service requests through the 311 system, with the most significant cluster of recent issues occurring in 2025-2026. These recent service requests include multiple water-related problems, such as street water complaints and a no-water complaint in December 2025, along with a plumbing violation. In April 2026, there were additional water-related issues and a sewer cleaning inspection request. The property has experienced some infrastructure concerns as evidenced by a street light out complaint in June 2026. While the building has maintained its two-unit status and has records showing two total parcels owned by Olabisi Talabi, the pattern of water and plumbing-related issues suggests there may be ongoing infrastructure challenges that impact resident comfort and utility reliability.

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Risk rating

How 729 W 50Th 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
16thpercentile

Out of 4198 buildings in this neighborhood, 3526 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
48%
No code
violation
52%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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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Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 52%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

729 W 50Th St event timeline

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2025
311 Request Dec 15
No Water Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestDec 14
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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