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7549 S May St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20294010170000 3 units · 1926

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 Auburn Gresham — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1926
Stories
Building area4,500 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20294010170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
7549 S May St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 7549 S May St in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, owned by Randy J Hemphill Sr, has a relatively clean service record since its construction in 1926. Over the past seven years, there have been five documented interactions with the 311 Service system, with the most recent occurring in early January 2026, concerning two consecutive street light outage complaints - a recurring issue in the neighborhood as similar complaints were filed just three days apart. Prior to these, in December 2024, there were two service requests related to waste management infrastructure: one for a blue recycling cart and another for garbage cart maintenance, suggesting possible issues with the building's waste disposal facilities or services at that time. An abandoned vehicle complaint was also resolved in July 2024, though it's unclear whether this was directly related to the property itself or the surrounding area. Notably, the building underwent an asbestos-related incident in 2014, which has been documented as resolved, indicating that proper remediation procedures were followed at that time. While the service request history shows periodic maintenance issues, most of these relate to city services rather than building-specific problems, and there have been no recorded health or safety violations in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 7549 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
40thpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 1706 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
50%
No code
violation
50%
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.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 50%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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