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5210 S Woodlawn Chicago

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20113120110000 43 units · 1929

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
19
FewerMore

This building has 19 building violations (7y), above the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

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Initial analysis

The 43-unit residential building at 5210 S Woodlawn in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, managed by TLC Management Co, has experienced significant and concerning issues in recent years. Built in 1929, this property has recorded a total of 348 building violations and 1,351 service requests by the owner over the past seven years, with the most recent pattern showing multiple open violations from 2024 through 2026, primarily related to complaint-driven inspections and periodic routine inspections. There appears to be an ongoing pattern of unresolved building violations in 2026 alone, with four open citations recorded in February 2026 and two more unresolved violations in October 2024. The building's maintenance record shows 31 building permits issued in the last seven years, but this does not seem to correlate with the high number of violations on record. Environmental concerns are also present, with one enforcement action and six complaints logged during this period.

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Building characteristics
Units43
Year built1929
Stories—
Building area18,714 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20113120110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1 N Lasalle St #400

Landlord portfolio

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Risk rating

How 5210 S Woodlawn 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
7thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 388 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
5%
No code
violation
95%
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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 95%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5210 S Woodlawn Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Aug 11
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
Building ViolationFeb 24
COMPLAINT

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