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7443 S May St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60621 20292250180000 2 units · 1888

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 Englewood — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,980 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20292250180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
7443 S May St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential property at 7443 S May Street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood is an 1888 building currently owned by Paul Sherman. The building's recent history shows significant attention to vacant/abandoned building concerns, with three such complaints filed in early 2025 (all of which were closed), and another in 2026, suggesting recurring concerns about the building's occupancy status during that period. The property has had minimal documented service requests overall, totaling nine in the past seven years, with one open request related to garbage cart maintenance from January 2026. Other service requests include a tree removal inspection in June 2025 and a closed stray animal complaint from June 2026. Notably, there has been one environmental complaint filed under the owner's name in the past seven years, though specific details about this incident were not provided in the available data. While the building's age is considerable at 135 years, the documented service requests suggest ongoing maintenance and occupancy monitoring rather than immediate safety concerns, though the pattern of vacant building complaints indicates some historical occupancy challenges.

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Risk rating

How 7443 S May St'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
46thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 2664 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
55%
No code
violation
45%
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 bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 45%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7443 S May St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Feb 24
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
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