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6520 S Greenwood Ave

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20231160170000 6 units · 1896

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Woodlawn — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1896
Stories
Building area7,308 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20231160170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
6522 S Greenwood

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 6520 S Greenwood Ave in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, constructed in 1896, currently shows significant ongoing concerns, with five unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations logged most recently on October 3, 2024. The property has experienced a series of troubling incidents within the past two years, particularly between late 2025 and early 2026, including multiple vicious animal complaints and dead animal removal requests, which suggest potential sanitation and safety issues in the vicinity. Prior to these recent incidents, the building had at least one plumbing violation in May 2024, though this was subsequently closed.

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Risk rating

How 6520 S Greenwood 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 1895 buildings in this neighborhood, 1668 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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 risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6520 S Greenwood Ave event timeline

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2024
Building Violation Oct 03 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 03
COMPLAINT

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