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6235 S Martin Luther King Chicago

Woodlawn, Chicago IL None 20154160080000 24 units · 1914

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 Woodlawn — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1914
Stories
Building area21,144 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20154160080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
191 N Wacker Dr #1800

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit residential building at 6235 S Martin Luther King Drive in the Woodlawn neighborhood is a century-old property owned by Daniel Bronson, with a significant number of open and unresolved issues. Most notably, the building has seven open building code violations recorded in February 2021 from complaint-driven inspections that remain unresolved as of October 2023. These active violations, along with the property's total of 70 building violations over the past seven years, suggest ongoing code compliance challenges. The building's record also shows 35 service requests to 311 over the same period, though since 2023, the majority of recent 311 calls have been related to animal-related incidents, including three vicious animal complaints in April 2026 and two similar complaints in March 2026, along with two other animal-related reports in April 2026, all of which have been closed. These recent animal-related incidents, while not directly related to building conditions, may impact resident comfort and safety. The property has only one recorded building permit in the past seven years, which raises questions about the extent of maintenance and improvement work being performed on the aging structure.

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Risk rating

How 6235 S Martin Luther King 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
1stpercentile

Out of 1895 buildings in this neighborhood, 1876 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
7%
No code
violation
93%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 93%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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6235 S Martin Luther King Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 31
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