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9816 S Ewing Chicago

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26081020290000 8 units · 1902

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 East Side
Above average
avg 1.5
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the East Side average of 1.5.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1902
Stories
Building area8,718 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)26081020290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Jesus Alvarado
Mailing address
2910 173Rd Pl

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 9816 S Ewing in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by Jesus Alvarado, is a century-old property constructed in 1902. The building's recent record shows some concerning trends, particularly in 2024 when two open violations emerged from complaint-driven inspections, though they appear to be the only building code violations on record for the past seven years. The property has generated a significant number of service requests, totaling 18 under the owner's name, with nine of these occurring through the 311 system. The most recent 311 service requests from 2025 show a cluster of complaints, including multiple reports of abandoned vehicles (four incidents between August 15 and August 24) and a street light outage in September, all of which have been closed. While these recent service requests suggest ongoing maintenance and infrastructure issues in the immediate vicinity, it's worth noting that these external concerns themselves don't directly represent building-specific problems. The building's permit history shows only one building permit issued in the past seven years. Historical records from 1998 indicate a single air pollution complaint related to the property, though this appears to be an isolated incident from more than two decades ago.

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Risk rating

How 9816 S Ewing Chicago'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
1stpercentile

Out of 948 buildings in this neighborhood, 939 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
25%
No code
violation
75%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 17.8%
Moderate concern 43.8%
Severe concern 38.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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9816 S Ewing Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 07
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestSep 17
Street Light Out Complaint

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