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2305 E 70Th

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 20244260020000

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in South Shore
At or below average
avg 6.0
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 6.0.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1957
Stories3.0
Building area25,588 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20244260020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
New Vistas Preservation Lp
Mailing address
21515 Hawthorne Blvd Suite 150

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Initial analysis

The three-story residential building at 2305 E 70th Street in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, built in 1957 and currently owned by New Vistas Preservation LP, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. Most concerning are three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in November 2025, suggesting ongoing compliance issues that remain unaddressed as of October 2023. The building has generated a significant number of service requests to the 311 system, with 64 calls associated with the owner during this period, though only six are directly linked to the building itself. Between 2024 and early 2026, the service requests primarily involved external matters, including three tree-related issues (emergency response, trimming request, and information call) and two animal-related incidents (stray animal and injured animal). Additionally, there was one building violation reported through 311 in October 2025.

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Risk rating

How 2305 E 70Th'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
24thpercentile

Out of 2795 buildings in this neighborhood, 2124 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
26%
No code
violation
74%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Location

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

Number of floors

Building height is one of the size signals the model uses; taller buildings have more systems that can need maintenance.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 5.8%
Moderate concern 80.1%
Severe concern 14.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2305 E 70Th event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 30
Stray Animal Complaint
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