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7951 S Escanaba Ave

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 21312020520000 3 units · 2009

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more 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 Chicago — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the South Chicago average of 2.9.

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
Units3
Year built2009
Stories
Building area3,505 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21312020520000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
12056 S Union Ave

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Initial analysis

The 7951 S Escanaba Ave property is a three-unit building located in the South Chicago neighborhood, owned by JMCM LLC and constructed in 2009. The building's recent records indicate several concerning trends, with the most significant being three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in August 2024, which stand out as the only current open violations on file. The property has experienced a total of 15 service requests through the city's 311 system over the past seven years, with the most recent being a tree debris clean-up request from May 2026 that remains open. Other notable incidents include a fly dumping complaint, several alley pothole issues, and a vicious animal complaint, though these were all resolved and marked as closed. While the building has had some maintenance and neighborhood issues over the years, particularly in the last two years, it's important to note that most of these service requests relate to external matters such as alley conditions and environmental concerns rather than direct building violations. The property has a total of five building violations on record over the past seven years, though most of these were resolved prior to the current unresolved violations from 2024.

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Risk rating

How 7951 S Escanaba 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
68thpercentile

Out of 2611 buildings in this neighborhood, 836 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
58%
No code
violation
42%
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.

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 42%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7951 S Escanaba Ave event timeline

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2024
Building Violation Aug 06 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 06
COMPLAINT

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