Free Chicago apartment background check

6626 S Kenwood Ave

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20232230190000 3 units · 1899

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 Woodlawn — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
7
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1899
Stories
Building area5,571 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20232230190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
123 E Ogden Ave #202

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

Unlock complete report
Augrented Insights
Initial analysis

The 3-unit residential building at 6626 S Kenwood Ave in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, owned by Housing Initiative LLC, has a documented history dating back to its 1899 construction. The property has experienced several regulatory interactions in recent years, with a notable cluster of building code violations emerging in February 2025. While six of these violations have been resolved, one remains open and unresolved as of the latest data update. The building has also generated 19 service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with the most recent concerns primarily centered around waste management issues. In 2026 alone, there were multiple requests for garbage cart maintenance, including two open cases (one from June 2026 and another from earlier in the same month) and several resolved cases. Additional service requests included a specific complaint about fly dumping in January 2026 and a street light outage complaint in March 2026, both of which have been closed. While the property has had its share of maintenance and regulatory challenges, it's worth noting that the majority of building code violations and service requests from 2025 (seven total violations and several service requests) appear to have been addressed, with ongoing issues primarily relating to waste management services based on recent 311 calls.

AI-generated · may contain errors · check the source data tables below

Free account unlocks the full analysis — plus 2× more records across all data categories and the complete landlord portfolio.
Risk rating

How 6626 S Kenwood 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
23rdpercentile

Out of 1895 buildings in this neighborhood, 1459 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
39%
No code
violation
61%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 61%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
Apartment reviews

6626 S Kenwood Ave apartment reviews

Real experiences from people who have lived here. Share yours to help other renters decide.

Share your experience — Help other renters by leaving an honest apartment review

Loading reviews…

On the map

Compare nearby alternatives

This building and nearby alternatives in Woodlawn, color-coded by risk level. Click any marker to explore.

The story over time

6626 S Kenwood Ave event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Feb 19 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationFeb 19
COMPLAINT

See all 10 events

Full history back to 2023 — violations, complaints, permits, and 311 calls.

Unlock complete timeline
Every record we have

Full data for 6626 S Kenwood Ave apartments

Chicago public datasets for this parcel — building violations, permits, 311 calls, environmental complaints and enforcement, scofflaw listings, and vacant building registrations.

Side by side

How 6626 S Kenwood Ave compares to the neighborhood

This building against comparable properties in Woodlawn. Toggle filters to narrow the peer group.

Loading comparables…
Still apartment hunting in Chicago?

Look up the next apartment before you sign

Search any Chicago address free — no account needed to see the risk rating.

Simple pricing

Get the complete picture

Every plan unlocks the complete report: all Chicago datasets, full history, landlord portfolio, and PDF & Excel exports.

Pay once

Report Bundle

For the buildings you're deciding on right now

$10one time

3premium reports

$3.33 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 3 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them
Pay once

Apartment Hunter

For a wide search across many buildings

$39one time

30premium reports

$1.30 per report · charged once, never renews

Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 30 premium reports — AI executive summary included
  • Live data across all 27 public record types
  • 200 records per dataset
  • PDF & Excel exports included
  • Compare up to 10 buildings side-by-side
  • Credits never expire until you use them

Cancel anytime · Data sourced from the City of Chicago Department of Buildings, Chicago 311, Cook County Assessor & the Chicago Data Portal

Watch 6626 S Kenwood Ave
Get alerted the moment a new violation or complaint is filed.