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5704 S May St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60621 20172160030000 2 units · 1903

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 Englewood
At or below average
avg 3.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Englewood average of 3.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,616 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20172160030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5700 W 700 N

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5704 S May St in Englewood, owned by T Hayes Investments, has been standing since 1903 and has accumulated various service requests and violations over the past seven years. The property has generated a total of 57 service requests by the owner, with 11 of these requests being made in the last seven years. During this period, there have been 13 building violations recorded, though the specific nature of these violations is not detailed in the provided data. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of waste management issues, particularly in late 2025, where multiple service requests were made regarding garbage cart maintenance and blue recycling cart needs between November 14 and December 8. A notable recent incident was reported in December 2025 involving a vicious animal complaint, though this was subsequently closed. The property has required four building permits in the past seven years, indicating some level of maintenance or improvement work, while the total number of building permits issued to the owner stands at 10.

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Risk rating

How 5704 S May 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

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
32ndpercentile

Out of 4926 buildings in this neighborhood, 3350 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
47%
No code
violation
53%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 45.2%
Moderate concern 30.5%
Severe concern 24.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5704 S May St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 08
Vicious Animal Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestDec 08
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL

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