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119 E 79Th St

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20341020070000 5 units · 1923

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chatham — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.2
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1923
Stories
Building area6,110 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20341020070000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10 S La Salle St 2750

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 119 E 79th Street in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, constructed in 1923 and currently owned by CTLTC 008002367801, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, in December 2022, the building was subject to a series of complaint-driven inspections that resulted in multiple violations, with three of those violations remaining unresolved as of the latest records. While the building has since had minimal documented activity with only one building permit issued in the past seven years, there has been a notable pattern of 311 service requests, particularly in late 2025 where there were multiple graffiti removal requests (two in December) and a business complaint. Earlier in 2025, there were reports of a sanitation code violation, and in October 2024, there was a tree planting request that was closed out. Looking further back, there was a documented noise complaint from March 2011, and there appears to be limited documentation of issues before 2011, suggesting either improved conditions or potentially incomplete records for the earlier history of the building.

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Risk rating

How 119 E 79Th 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
14thpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1635 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
22%
No code
violation
78%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 78%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

119 E 79Th St event timeline

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2025
311 Request May 19
Sanitation Code Violation
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