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5240 S Drexel Chicago

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20113060180000 45 units · 1928

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Hyde Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.3
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

Building characteristics
Units45
Year built1928
Stories
Building area44,124 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20113060180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2000 N Racine

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Initial analysis

The 45-unit residential building at 5240 S Drexel Boulevard in Hyde Park, managed by Kass Management and constructed in 1928, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning is the cluster of open violations resulting from a periodic routine inspection conducted on July 24, 2025, with six unresolved code violations still pending. The building has also been the subject of multiple 311 service requests, with two open water-related complaints on record from June 2026, though one similar complaint from May 2026 was previously closed. Other documented incidents include two closed vicious animal complaints from October 2025 and a closed sewer cleaning inspection request from April 2026.

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Risk rating

How 5240 S Drexel Chicago'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
28thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 300 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5240 S Drexel Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 06
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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