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5737 S Prairie Ave

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60637 20151170430000 6 units · 1901

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Washington Park
At or below average
avg 4.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1901
Stories
Building area7,197 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20151170430000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2506 N Clark St #101

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 5737 S Prairie Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood, owned by 5737 SOUTH PRAIRIE LLC, has been standing since 1901 and has generated a total of 16 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years. The most recent activity includes three notable service requests in 2026, concerning tree debris cleanup, a vacant lot cleanup, and a rodent-related complaint, all of which were resolved. The building's maintenance history shows consistent attention to various issues, with service requests also recorded in 2025 for a leak investigation, cable TV complaint, and another vacant lot concern, all of which were addressed. While the property has had its share of maintenance needs, it's worth noting that the only historical environmental complaint on record dates back to 1995 and pertained to air pollution, though no recent environmental issues have been reported in the past 28 years. The building's service request frequency suggests active management engagement with city services to address resident concerns as they arise.

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Risk rating

How 5737 S Prairie Ave'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
35thpercentile

Out of 598 buildings in this neighborhood, 389 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
34%
No code
violation
66%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 22.6%
Moderate concern 26.3%
Severe concern 51.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5737 S Prairie Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 13
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request
Streets and Sanitation
311 RequestApr 15
Clean Vacant Lot Request

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