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7901 S Dobson Chicago

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20351050010000 18 units · 1965

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 Chatham — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.2
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units18
Year built1965
Stories
Building area13,380 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20351050010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
640 N Lasalle Ste 638

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 18-unit residential building at 7901 S Dobson in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, constructed in 1965 and currently owned by Southside Real Estate, has experienced several significant issues over recent years that warrant attention. Most notably, the building has six recorded building violations in the past seven years, with a particularly concerning cluster of six unresolved complaint-driven inspections from July 2022 that remain open. The property has also generated a substantial number of service requests, with the owner accumulating 95 requests over seven years, including three within the most recent period. While only one building permit has been issued in the past seven years under the current ownership, environmental concerns are evidenced by a single complaint on record.

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Risk rating

How 7901 S Dobson 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1844 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
8%
No code
violation
92%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 92%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7901 S Dobson Chicago event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Aug 04 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 04
COMPLAINT

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