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6907 S Dorchester Ave

South Shore, Chicago IL 60637 20234130030000 6 units · 1924

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in South Shore — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 5.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1924
Stories
Building area8,904 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20234130030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
6918 S Dorchester

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 6907 S Dorchester Ave in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, owned by Harding Avenue Property, has maintained a relatively low level of activity over the past seven years, with only eight service requests recorded through the city's 311 system. The building, constructed in 1924, has had minimal documented interventions or improvements during this period, with just one building permit application on record. The service request pattern reveals a concentration of incidents during mid-2025, including a tree emergency, tree debris clean-up, and a dead animal pick-up, all of which were resolved. The most recent recorded incidents, occurring in February 2026, involved two separate one-way sign repair requests to the Department of Transportation. Notably, there was a building violation recorded in September 2024, though the specific nature of this violation and its resolution status are not detailed in the provided data.

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Risk rating

How 6907 S Dorchester 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
35thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 1823 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
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.

Building size

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

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6907 S Dorchester Ave event timeline

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2024
311 Request Sep 22
Building Violation
311 City Services

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