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7557 S Yale Chicago

Grand Crossing, Chicago IL 60620 20284030130000 10 units · 1925

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Grand Crossing — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.3
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Grand Crossing average of 3.3.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1925
Stories
Building area10,950 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20284030130000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
333 W North Av 298

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Initial analysis

The property at 7557 S Yale in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood is a 10-unit, 1925-built building currently owned by Mike Wade, who also owns three additional parcels. The building's recent history raises significant concerns, as there are six unresolved building code violations from 2019, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections conducted between August and November of that year. While the total number of building violations on record for the owner is 25 over the past seven years, it's noteworthy that only one building permit has been issued during this period. In terms of service requests, the property has had three 311 calls in the past seven years, though these were primarily related to street maintenance issues (two pothole complaints in early 2025 and one tree removal inspection in May 2024) rather than building-related concerns. The relatively low number of service requests could suggest either a lack of reported issues or potential underreporting of problems, particularly given the concentration of unresolved building code violations from 2019.

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Risk rating

How 7557 S Yale Chicago'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
4thpercentile

Out of 2750 buildings in this neighborhood, 2640 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
15%
No code
violation
85%
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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 85%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7557 S Yale Chicago event timeline

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

2019
Building Violation Nov 04 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationNov 04
COMPLAINT

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