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9209 S Woodlawn Ave

Burnside, Chicago IL 60619 25024060040000 2 units · 1908

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 Burnside — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.0
14
FewerMore

This building has 14 building violations (7y), above the Burnside average of 2.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1908
Stories
Building area2,539 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25024060040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
977 Fremont St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 9209 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago's Burnside neighborhood, built in 1908 and currently owned by Michael Carlos, has experienced several concerning issues over recent years. The property has active building code violations from both February 2023 and October 2020 that remain unresolved, indicating ongoing compliance concerns. Between 2025 and 2026, there was a significant rodent issue in the vicinity of the property, with three documented rat complaints in May 2026 alone, all of which were closed, though the fact that multiple reports were necessary suggests an ongoing problem. Additional service requests in 2025 included sanitation code violations and concerns about garbage cart maintenance and blue recycling cart issues, all of which were also resolved. The building had one environmental complaint in August 2022 regarding noise, which was promptly resolved within one day. The cumulative record over the past seven years shows numerous service requests and violations (14 violations and 28 service requests in total), though these figures are primarily driven by multiple reports of similar issues rather than representing distinct problems.

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Risk rating

How 9209 S Woodlawn 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 120 buildings in this neighborhood, 116 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

9209 S Woodlawn Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 22
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestMay 06
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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