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5956 S Justine St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20173000380000 2 units · 1898

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

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 built1898
Stories
Building area2,206 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20173000380000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5956 S Justine St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5956 S Justine Street in the Englewood neighborhood, owned by Cathy E Lowe, was constructed in 1898 and has experienced relatively minimal documented issues over the past seven years. The property has had four 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent two in May 2025 involving transportation-related concerns - specifically repairs needed for a "Do Not Enter" sign and a stop sign, both of which have been closed. Prior to these, there was one water-related issue on the street in April 2024, and an approved tree trimming request in April of the same year, though the city has since ceased accepting such requests. The service request history shows only one incident of direct relevance to the property itself (the tree trim request), while the others relate to street infrastructure and maintenance, suggesting that the building's internal systems and structure have remained largely unproblematic during this period.

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Risk rating

How 5956 S Justine 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
56thpercentile

Out of 4926 buildings in this neighborhood, 2167 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
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 34.5%
Moderate concern 37.6%
Severe concern 27.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

5956 S Justine St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request May 20
Sign Repair Request - Do Not Enter Sign
CDOT - Department of Transportation
311 RequestMay 20
Sign Repair Request - Stop Sign

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