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7217 S Harvard Ave

Grand Crossing, Chicago IL 60621 20282090060000 2 units · 1906

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 Grand Crossing — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Grand Crossing average of 3.3.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1906
Stories
Building area3,072 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20282090060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7217 S Harvard Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 7217 S Harvard Ave in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood, owned by Kevin Salau, has been standing since 1906. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 13 service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent being a simple information call in January 2026. The service request history shows several landscaping and maintenance issues in late 2025, including two vacant lot clean-up requests in November, one of which was made just three days prior to another identical request. There was also a tree debris clean-up request completed in July 2025, and as of August 2025, there is an open request for tree planting. Earlier in 2025, there was an abandoned vehicle complaint that was resolved. While the building's complaint history does not show any serious safety concerns or resident experience issues, the concentration of lot maintenance requests in late 2025 could suggest ongoing challenges with property upkeep, particularly in relation to managing vacant lots and tree maintenance in the surrounding area.

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Risk rating

How 7217 S Harvard 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
56thpercentile

Out of 2750 buildings in this neighborhood, 1210 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
57%
No code
violation
43%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 43%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7217 S Harvard Ave event timeline

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2024
311 Request Dec 12
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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