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6608 S Peoria St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60621 20202290200000 6 units · 1914

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Englewood
Above average
avg 3.0
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the Englewood average of 3.0.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1914
Stories
Building area7,572 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20202290200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Kenneth Buford
Mailing address
42 W Lamoyne

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AI summary

The six-unit apartment building at 6608 S Peoria St in Englewood, owned by Kenneth Buford, is a century-old property constructed in 1914 that has experienced several ongoing issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved building code violations stemming from complaint-driven inspections conducted in March 2023, as well as two open violations from an August 2022 inspection - all of which warrant attention due to their potential impact on resident safety and comfort. The building's records also show a total of 12 service requests to the city over the past seven years, though most of these appear to be related to street infrastructure and tree maintenance rather than building-specific issues. These external matters include multiple one-way sign repairs and a stop sign repair in February 2025, as well as a tree emergency and subsequent debris cleanup request in late 2024, all of which were properly addressed and closed by city services. While the building has maintained consistent ownership and the property has not accrued any new violations since 2023, the persistence of open code violations from both 2022 and 2023 remains a significant concern.

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Risk rating

How 6608 S Peoria 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 4926 buildings in this neighborhood, 4778 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
22%
No code
violation
78%
Code violation
likely
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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 7.9%
Moderate concern 20.5%
Severe concern 71.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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6608 S Peoria St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 03
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 City Services

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