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359 E 55Th Chicago

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60637 20151060070000 13 units · 1893

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Washington Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.8
15
FewerMore

This building has 15 building violations (7y), above the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1893
Stories
Building area10,203 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20151060070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
191 N Wacker Dr #1800

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit residential building at 359 E 55th Street in Washington Park, Chicago, owned by Daniel Bronson, has a significant history of building code violations and service requests over the past seven years. Most concerning are six open, unresolved building code violations as of March 2024, which were part of a complaint-driven inspection. The building has accumulated a total of 15 building violations during this period, though the majority (70) are attributed to the owner across five parcels. Additionally, there have been 35 service requests related to the property, including notably high numbers of animal-related incidents (two stray animal complaints and two reports of injured animals between 2024-2025), four street light issues, and one building violation report in March 2024.

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Risk rating

How 359 E 55Th 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
5thpercentile

Out of 600 buildings in this neighborhood, 570 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
8%
No code
violation
92%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Number of units

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

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 92%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

359 E 55Th Chicago event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Mar 22 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 22
COMPLAINT

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