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11218 S Homewood Ave

Morgan Park, Chicago IL 60643 25192070290000 3 units · 1903

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Morgan Park
At or below average
avg 2.2
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Morgan Park average of 2.2.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1903
Stories
Building area3,200 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25192070290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Jonathan Lightfoot
Mailing address
4005 W 93Rd St Apt 4E

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 11218 S Homewood Ave in Morgan Park, owned by Jonathan Lightfoot, has two unresolved building code violations recorded in October 2022 that were initiated through complaint-driven inspections. Spanning the past seven years, the property has generated a total of seven 311 service requests across various categories. The most recent activity on record includes multiple tree-related service requests in July 2024, with three separate incidents involving tree emergencies and debris cleanup that were all successfully resolved. Additionally, the property has seen requests for porch inspections and blue recycling cart services in July and December 2024, respectively, both of which have been closed. While the building has had some maintenance and service issues, particularly during a concentrated period in July 2024, it's noteworthy that the two unresolved building code violations from 2022 represent the only such infractions on record in the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 11218 S Homewood 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
34thpercentile

Out of 330 buildings in this neighborhood, 218 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
52%
No code
violation
48%
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.

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.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 34.8%
Moderate concern 26.5%
Severe concern 38.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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11218 S Homewood Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Dec 29
Blue Recycling Cart
311 RequestAug 10
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