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7636 S Colfax Ave

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21303100170000 6 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
14
FewerMore

This building has 14 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1922
Stories
Building area8,280 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21303100170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 496122

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 7636 S Colfax Ave in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, owned by Jack Wayne, has a concerning pattern of recent violations and service requests that merit attention. Most notably, in January 2025, the building received multiple complaint-driven inspection violations that remain unresolved, though the specific nature and quantity of these violations are not detailed in the records. The past seven years have seen a total of 14 building violations recorded against the property, alongside 60 service requests, indicating persistent maintenance or compliance issues.

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Risk rating

How 7636 S Colfax Ave'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
31stpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 1935 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
35%
No code
violation
65%
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.

Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 65%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7636 S Colfax Ave event timeline

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

2025
Building Violation Jan 10 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJan 10
COMPLAINT

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