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5527 S Oakley Ave

Gage Park, Chicago IL 60636 20181010110000 2 units · 1908

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 Gage Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.5
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Gage Park average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1908
Stories
Building area1,794 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20181010110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
271 Sycamore

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5527 S Oakley Ave in Gage Park, owned by Green Dot Properties, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently five unresolved building code violations as of September 2024, all stemming from the same complaint-driven inspection, suggesting potentially significant and ongoing compliance issues. The property has been the subject of 21 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent activity focusing on water quality concerns, including two open requests for water lead test kits from February 2026. Additional service requests from 2026 include multiple sanitation code violations, an abandoned vehicle complaint, and a weed removal request, all of which have been closed. The building's permit activity is minimal, with only one permit recorded in the past seven years. Given the recurring issues with sanitation compliance and the recent concerns about water quality testing, the building's maintenance and safety oversight history presents some areas of concern, particularly in terms of more recent water quality-related issues.

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Risk rating

How 5527 S Oakley 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
12thpercentile

Out of 1787 buildings in this neighborhood, 1573 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
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 57%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5527 S Oakley Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 08
Sanitation Code Violation
Alderman
311 RequestApr 19
Sanitation Code Violation

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