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6540 S Woodlawn Chicago

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20231190340000 8 units · 1987

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Woodlawn
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1987
Stories
Building area8,811 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20231190340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
St. Edmonds Kimbark Residental Lp
Mailing address
6105 S. Michigan Ave

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The three-parcel, 8-unit residential building at 6540 S Woodlawn in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, owned by St. Edmonds Kimbark Residential LP, was constructed in 1987 and has been subject to 18 service requests via the 311 system over the past seven years. Of particular note is the recent cluster of activity in 2026, where six out of the seven most recent service requests (from January to May) have been related to abandoned vehicle complaints, suggesting either a parking enforcement issue or an ongoing problem with vehicles being left inappropriately adjacent to the property. Additionally, there have been two other service requests in 2026 - one regarding a bee/wasp removal that has since been resolved, and an open complaint as of May 2026 concerning a missing street light pole door. While the total number of service requests (18) might seem considerable, it's worth noting that the building's overall service request frequency appears to have decreased based on available historical data, with only seven requests recorded in recent months compared to higher frequencies in earlier periods that are not detailed here.

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Risk rating

How 6540 S Woodlawn Chicago'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
20thpercentile

Out of 1887 buildings in this neighborhood, 1510 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
35%
No code
violation
65%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Location

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 34.8%
Moderate concern 51.5%
Severe concern 13.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

6540 S Woodlawn Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 18
Street Light Pole Door Missing Complaint
311 RequestApr 03
Bee/Wasp Removal

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