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1222 E 52Nd St

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20114000210000 6 units · 1913

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
At or below average
avg 5.3
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), at or below the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1913
Stories
Building area7,800 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20114000210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1132 Cherry St

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Initial analysis

The multi-unit residential building at 1222 E 52nd Street in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, owned by Michael McCauley, is a 6-unit structure constructed in 1913. The property has recently experienced a concerning pattern of unresolved building code violations, with five complaint-driven inspections recorded between December 2024 and January 2025 that remain open. These violations, by their nature, typically require prompt attention to address resident concerns. Additionally, the building has generated three 311 service requests over the past seven years: an open water lead test kit request from June 2024, a building violation request from December 2024 that has since been closed, and a sanitation code violation from August 2025 that has also been closed. While the property has maintained a manageable number of violations and service requests relative to its age and unit count, the current cluster of unresolved building code violations from early 2025 is particularly notable and may impact resident comfort and safety.

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Risk rating

How 1222 E 52Nd 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
65thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 146 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
41%
No code
violation
59%
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.

Number of units

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

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 59%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1222 E 52Nd St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 02
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
Building ViolationJan 22
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