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7423 S Colfax Chicago

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21301190030000 16 units · 1922

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 South Shore — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.9
25
FewerMore

This building has 25 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units16
Year built1922
Stories
Building area
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)21301190030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
635 W Briar Pl #4

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Initial analysis

The 16-unit residential building at 7423 South Colfax in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, owned by WPD Management DLCIM, has an extensive history of building code violations and service requests over the past seven years. The most pressing concern is the recent cluster of unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in September 2025, of which there are currently six open cases. This follows a pattern of documented issues, as the building has accumulated a total of 25 building code violations during this seven-year period. The property has also experienced multiple plumbing-related problems, with four plumbing violation reports filed between July and August 2025, and a shared housing/vacation rental complaint in March 2026. While there have been two building permits issued in the past seven years, these appear relatively minimal compared to the overall number of violations and service requests. It's noteworthy that the majority of the service requests and violations seem to have occurred between July 2025 and March 2026, suggesting a period of significant building maintenance issues.

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Risk rating

How 7423 S Colfax 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
14thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2411 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
15%
No code
violation
85%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 85%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7423 S Colfax Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 23
Shared Housing/Vacation Rental Complaint
311 RequestMar 12
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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