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2032 E 79Th St 2

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 20254250240000 5 units · 1923

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
Units5
Year built1923
Stories
Building area6,845 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20254250240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7352 S Shore Dr

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 2032 E 79th Street in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood is a 1923 structure currently owned by Bennie Spear. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of seven 311 service requests, with a noticeable concentration of tree-related issues in recent years. The most recent complaints, both from March 2026, involved a missed garbage pick-up and a general information call. Prior to that, the property experienced some infrastructure concerns in 2025, including a sewer cave-in inspection request, though records show no indication of these issues persisting beyond the inspection. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of tree-related service requests, with multiple instances of tree debris clean-up needed in 2024 and 2025, as well as a tree trim request in early 2025 (though this type of request is no longer being accepted). While these service requests suggest routine maintenance needs, they do not indicate any major structural or safety concerns with the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 2032 E 79Th St 2'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
37thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 1767 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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