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7941 S Martin Luther King Dr

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20342000150000 5 units · 1966

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 Chatham — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 4.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1966
Stories
Building area3,525 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20342000150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9443 S Ashland

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 7941 South Martin Luther King Drive in Chatham is a mid-century structure built in 1966, currently owned by Karlita Smith. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of three 311 service requests, all of which were submitted and closed in October 2025. The most recent complaints regarding the property include reports of vacant/abandoned building conditions and fly dumping issues, both of which were reported and addressed on October 10, 2025. Prior to these complaints, a tree removal inspection request was submitted and closed on October 3, 2025. While the building's history shows relatively few service requests over the past seven years, the cluster of complaints in October 2025, particularly regarding vacant/abandoned conditions, warrants attention as the most significant recent events on record for the property.

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Risk rating

How 7941 S Martin Luther King Dr'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
39thpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1160 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
45%
No code
violation
55%
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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 55%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7941 S Martin Luther King Dr event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 23
Building Violation
311 RequestJul 23
Building Violation

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