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550 E 61St St

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20154040310000 5 units · 1916

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Woodlawn — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1916
Stories
Building area5,686 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20154040310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
550 E 61St St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 550 E 61st Street in Woodlawn, owned by Nasshone Greer Adams, has been standing since 1916 and has undergone minimal permitted modifications in the past seven years, with only two building permits recorded. Over this same period, there have been six 311 service requests associated with the property, with the most recent being an open tree emergency reported in June 2026, though this service request may be more related to street infrastructure than the building itself. The majority of the service requests pertained to street maintenance issues, including two complaints about potholes (one reported in October and another in May 2025) and a snow-related complaint regarding uncleared sidewalks (December 2025). Other non-building related issues included reports of tree debris requiring clean-up (March 2025) and an abandoned vehicle complaint (February 2025), all of which have since been resolved except for the most recent tree emergency. The limited number of building permits and service requests over the past seven years suggests relatively few structural or maintenance issues within the building itself, though it's worth noting that many recorded service requests pertain to public infrastructure rather than the property directly.

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Risk rating

How 550 E 61St St'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
25thpercentile

Out of 1895 buildings in this neighborhood, 1421 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
41%
No code
violation
59%
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.

Building size

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 59%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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