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7440 S Paxton Ave

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 20252240220000 2 units · 1915

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 South Shore — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.9
12
FewerMore

This building has 12 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1915
Stories
Building area3,426 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20252240220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
7440 S Paxton Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 7440 S Paxton Ave in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood is a century-old property from 1915, currently owned by Royal Development. The building's record over the past seven years shows significant unresolved issues, most notably a cluster of five complaint-driven inspection violations from December 2019 that remain open as of October 2023. These violations are part of a total of 12 building code violations recorded in the same period. The property was also cited for vacant/abandoned building violations in November 2019, related to failure to secure and maintain the vacant building, and requiring a watchman, though these were ultimately resolved through a City Non-suit motion with no fines imposed.

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Risk rating

How 7440 S Paxton 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
26thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2075 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
29%
No code
violation
71%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 71%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7440 S Paxton Ave event timeline

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2020
Building Violation Nov 17
PERMIT
COMPLIED

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