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525 W 123Rd St

West Pullman, Chicago IL 60628 25283050010000 4 units · 1936

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 West Pullman — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.9
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the West Pullman average of 3.9.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1936
Stories
Building area3,942 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)25283050010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
525 W 123Rd St

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 525 W 123rd Street in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, owned by Phyllis E Foster and constructed in 1936, is currently facing significant unresolved issues. Most notably, there are six open building code violations as of April 2024, all stemming from a complaint-driven inspection conducted on the same date. This pattern of violations suggests ongoing compliance challenges within the property. The building's service record from the past seven years shows four 311 service requests, with the most recent being a weed removal request in August 2025 (closed), and three water-related issues in 2024, including a lead test kit request (November), a leak check request (May), and a street water complaint (early May), all of which were closed. While the property has had multiple service interactions with city departments, the concentration of recent building code violations in 2024 and the water-related service requests indicate these may be persistent concerns affecting the property and its residents.

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Risk rating

How 525 W 123Rd St'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
4thpercentile

Out of 1015 buildings in this neighborhood, 974 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
24%
No code
violation
76%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 76%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

525 W 123Rd St event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Nov 21
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestMay 20
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