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9129 S Commercial Ave

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 26064030150000 5 units · 1891

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in South Chicago
Above average
avg 3.0
42
FewerMore

This building has 42 building violations (7y), above the South Chicago average of 3.0.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1891
Stories
Building area6,000 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26064030150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Abdul Karim Durvesh
Mailing address
2716 Forest Creek Ln

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AI summary

The five-unit residential building at 9129 S Commercial Ave in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood, owned by Abdul Karim Durvesh, is a 132-year-old property that has experienced ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges. Over the past seven years, the building has accumulated 42 building code violations and eight 311 service requests, with the most significant cluster of issues emerging around June 2026 when multiple complaint-driven inspections were initiated, all of which remain unresolved as of the current date. These recent open violations represent the most pressing current concerns for the property. The building's historical record also shows various maintenance issues, including a garbage cart maintenance request (March 2025), an open fire hydrant complaint (December 2024), a street light outage (November 2024), and a water in basement complaint (May 2024), all of which have been resolved. The property also has a historical environmental complaint from June 2008 regarding air pollution, though details of the resolution are not specified in the current records. While the building has had various maintenance issues over the years, the pattern of violations suggests ongoing challenges with property upkeep and regulatory compliance, particularly in recent years.

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Risk rating

How 9129 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

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
2ndpercentile

Out of 2603 buildings in this neighborhood, 2551 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

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 severity forecast
No violation 4.7%
Moderate concern 11.7%
Severe concern 83.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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9129 S Commercial Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Jun 10 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJun 10
COMPLAINT

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