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9700 S Commercial Ave

South Deering, Chicago IL 60617 26061300460000 3 units · 1881

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 Deering — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the South Deering average of 1.0.

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 built1881
Stories
Building area3,072 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26061300460000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9540 S Manistee Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 9700 S Commercial Ave is a three-unit residential building located in the South Deering neighborhood, owned by Rigoberto Lopez and constructed in 1881. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of six 311 service requests, with the most recent being a graffiti removal request in April 2025. The 311 service requests primarily consist of maintenance and safety-related issues, including a vicious animal complaint in January 2025, multiple alley light outages (October 2024 and May 2024), and a sign repair request from September 2024 that remains open. The owner, who holds four parcels in total, has had one environmental complaint on record - an air pollution incident reported in March 2026, which was investigated and found to have no violation.

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Risk rating

How 9700 S Commercial 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
7thpercentile

Out of 376 buildings in this neighborhood, 350 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
41%
No code
violation
59%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

Location

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 59%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

9700 S Commercial Ave event timeline

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

2026
Environmental Complaint Mar 25
Air Pollution Work Order
Alleged violation not found

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