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5834 S Wabash Ave

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60637 20151190310000 3 units · 1893

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
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area4,211 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20151190310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5834 S Wabash Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 5834 S Wabash Ave in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood, owned by Ayanna Gardner, was constructed in 1893 and has maintained relatively few records of service requests and violations over the past seven years. The property has two unresolved building code violations from November 13, 2021, which were generated from complaint-driven inspections, representing the most significant outstanding issues in the building's recent history. Other recorded incidents include three 311 service requests between July 2024 and January 2025, all of which have been resolved: these consisted of two tree-related matters (an emergency situation and a maintenance request) and a garbage cart maintenance issue, none of which directly pertain to the building's structural integrity or safety systems. The only building permit recorded in the past seven years was issued in 2019. While the number of violations and service requests is relatively low for a building of this age and size, the presence of two open building code violations from late 2021 warrants attention as the most significant concern in the building's recent history.

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Risk rating

How 5834 S Wabash 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
49thpercentile

Out of 598 buildings in this neighborhood, 305 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

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.

Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 32.3%
Moderate concern 29.9%
Severe concern 37.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5834 S Wabash Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jan 29
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)

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