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501 W 65Th St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60621 20211190310000 3 units · 2004

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 Englewood — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
13
FewerMore

This building has 13 building violations (7y), above the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built2004
Stories
Building area3,570 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20211190310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5251 W Madison St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 501 West 65th Street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, owned by Looking Glass Opportunity, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently five unresolved building code violations from June 2020, all stemming from complaint-driven inspections. The property has generated significant interaction with city services, with a total of 19 311 service requests in the past seven years. Recent activity includes two open building violation complaints and plumbing violation reports from May 2026, along with unresolved street light pole damage complaints from October 2025. The building's compliance history shows an unusual pattern, with Looking Glass Opportunity's total violations through all their parcels reaching 11, including 10 scofflaw violations, and 75 service requests, despite only one recorded building permit in the past seven years. While the building was constructed in 2004, its recent service request activity and multiple open violations suggest ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges that warrant attention.

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Risk rating

How 501 W 65Th 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

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 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 4342 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
34%
No code
violation
66%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 66%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

501 W 65Th St event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Jul 22 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJul 22
COMPLAINT

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