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5600 S Dorchester Chicago

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60637 20142090150000 7 units · 1908

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
Units7
Year built1908
Stories
Building area17,301 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20142090150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1740 E 55Th St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The seven-unit residential building at 5600 S Dorchester Avenue in Hyde Park, owned by Mrs. Blackburn 403, is a two-story structure built in 1908. The property has had relatively few significant issues over the past seven years, with 25 total service requests filed through the 311 system, one house share prohibition violation, and no known safety incidents. The majority of recent service requests (entered between November 2025 and May 2026) have been routine maintenance matters, including multiple street light outages, snow removal, sewer cleaning, sidewalk inspection, and tree debris clean-up. While most of these requests have been addressed and closed (with the exception of the currently open sidewalk inspection request from April 2026), their nature suggests typical urban maintenance needs rather than any systemic building-related problems.

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Risk rating

How 5600 S Dorchester 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
42ndpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 242 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
20%
No code
violation
80%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

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 80%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5600 S Dorchester Chicago event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Dec 04
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestOct 06
Water Lead Test Visit Request

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