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5115 S Drexel Ave

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20113010030000 6 units · 1918

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 Hyde Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.3
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

This building's 72% risk is high in absolute terms; it still rates lower-risk here because buildings in Hyde Park generally score worse. The colour is relative to the neighborhood, the percentage is not.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1918
Stories
Building area8,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20113010030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
8330 Morayti Rd

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 5115 S Drexel Ave in Hyde Park, owned by Dickens Drexel LLC, has been under scrutiny due to multiple unresolved issues dating back to May 2021. Specifically, the building has accumulated six complaint-driven inspection violations from that date, all of which remain open and unresolved as of October 2023. The property, constructed in 1918, has also generated three 311 service requests in recent years, with two related to street infrastructure issues (potholes) in 2024 and 2025 that have since been closed. An additional 311 request regarding a sidewalk inspection, filed in September 2025, is currently open.

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Risk rating

How 5115 S Drexel 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
53rdpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 196 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5115 S Drexel Ave event timeline

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

2021
Building Violation May 28 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMay 28
COMPLAINT

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