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6031 S Prairie Ave

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60637 20153100080000 4 units · 1898

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Washington Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 4.8
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1898
Stories
Building area3,264 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20153100080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1111 N Humphrey

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 6031 S Prairie Ave in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood, owned by Don & Stephanie Motley, has been in existence since 1898 and has maintained a relatively stable record over the past seven years. The building has experienced minimal violations during this period, with only one building code violation noted in February 2026 related to permit inspections, which has since been resolved. The most significant pattern of service requests has emerged between June and July 2024, when six separate rodent-related complaints were filed through 311 services, including three requests for rat baiting and three instances of garbage cart maintenance issues. More recently, in May 2025, there was another request for garbage cart maintenance, which has also been closed. While the building has faced some sanitation challenges, particularly during mid-2024, these issues appear to have been addressed as evidenced by the closed status of all service requests. The property's overall record shows no persistent violations or safety concerns beyond these documented sanitation-related matters.

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Risk rating

How 6031 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

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
32ndpercentile

Out of 600 buildings in this neighborhood, 408 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
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Location

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

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 69%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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6031 S Prairie Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Feb 13
PERMIT
COMPLIED

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