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2456 E 79Th Chicago

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21303260250000 24 units · 1927

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 South Shore — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 5.9
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 5.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1927
Stories
Building area25,511 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)21303260250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
211 Waukegan Rd

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Initial analysis

The property at 2456 E 79th Street in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood is a 24-unit building built in 1927, currently owned by Ocean Holdings LLC. The building has a concerning pattern of unresolved building code violations, with multiple open violations recorded in October 2024, as well as several open violations dating back to a periodic routine inspection in July 2019. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of seven building code violations documented, all of which remain unresolved. The property has generated 12 city service requests during this period, with the most recent being a sign repair request from December 2025 that is still open. Other service requests include a completed water leak check and building violation report in May 2026, an ice and snow removal request in January 2026, and an abandoned vehicle complaint in August 2025. The building's maintenance history raises significant concerns, particularly regarding the high number of unresolved building code violations, though it's worth noting that some of the more recent service requests appear to be routine maintenance issues rather than urgent safety concerns.

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Risk rating

How 2456 E 79Th 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
12thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2468 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
13%
No code
violation
87%
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.

Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 87%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2456 E 79Th Chicago event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Jul 07 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN
Building ViolationJul 07
PERIODIC

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