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5515 S Cornell Chicago

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60637 20131010040000 13 units · 1973

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

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
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1973
Stories
Building area10,920 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20131010040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2049 North Newland Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-story residential building at 5515 S Cornell in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood is a 13-unit structure built in 1973, currently owned by Virginia Bishop. Over the past seven years, there have been four documented 311 service requests related to the property, all of which have been resolved or closed. The most recent incident, reported in November 2025, involved a complaint about a missed garbage pick-up. Prior to that, there was a water lead test kit request in October 2025, which is particularly noteworthy given the potential health implications of lead exposure. Other service requests included a street light outage in April 2024 and a sign repair request later that same month. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a building of this size and age, the presence of both the missed garbage pick-up and water lead test kit request in close succession warrants attention from a resident safety perspective.

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Risk rating

How 5515 S Cornell 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
55thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 188 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

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

Building size

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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
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5515 S Cornell Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Oct 26
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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