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6210 S Dorchester Chicago

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20144140120000 24 units · 1893

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. 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
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1893
Stories
Building area32,928 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20144140120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Saratoga Realty
Mailing address
222 S Morgan St 4D

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit building at 6210 S Dorchester Avenue in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, owned by Saratoga Realty, is a historic structure dating back to 1893. The property has experienced several significant issues in recent years, most notably four open building code violations from February 2022 that were generated through complaint-driven inspections. These unresolved violations represent the most pressing outstanding issues on the building's record. While the building has had multiple service requests, including 57 associated with the owner in the past seven years, the most recent activities primarily relate to water quality testing and routine city services rather than urgent building safety concerns. In 2025 alone, there have been two water lead test kit requests (one still open), a building violation complaint, a stray animal complaint, and a blue recycling cart request, though the majority of these issues have been resolved through normal city service channels. The building's permit history shows some activity, with three permits pulled in the past seven years, though the specific nature and relevance of these permits are not detailed in the provided data.

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Risk rating

How 6210 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

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
3rdpercentile

Out of 1887 buildings in this neighborhood, 1830 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
12%
No code
violation
88%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 9.4%
Moderate concern 46.6%
Severe concern 44.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

6210 S Dorchester Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 15
Water Lead Test Kit Request
DWM - Department of Water Management
311 RequestJun 17
Building Violation

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