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6132 S Ellis Chicago

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20143090080000 8 units · 1906

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Woodlawn
Above average
avg 2.9
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1906
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20143090080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9746 S Prospect Ave

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 6132 S Ellis Avenue in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, owned by Tim & Kathleen O'Connell, has a documented history since its construction in 1906 that raises some concerns. Most notably, there is an alarming pattern of unresolved violations, with six open complaints recorded in January 2026 alone, as well as one additional unresolved violation from August 2025. The building's permit history shows three total permits in the past seven years, including one permit-related inspection from July 2025 that was resolved, suggesting some responsiveness to regulatory requirements.

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Risk rating

How 6132 S Ellis 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
14thpercentile

Out of 1887 buildings in this neighborhood, 1623 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
29%
No code
violation
71%
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.

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.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 23.2%
Moderate concern 48.8%
Severe concern 28.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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6132 S Ellis Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 19
Report an Injured Animal
Building ViolationJan 13
COMPLAINT

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