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10502 S Avenue L

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26083280510000 2 units · 1880

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in East Side — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.4
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the East Side average of 1.4.

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
Units2
Year built1880
Stories
Building area1,704 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26083280510000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10502 Ave L

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 10502 S Avenue L in Chicago's East Side neighborhood is an 1880 construction currently owned by Sergio Villarruel. The property has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, most notably four open, unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded on October 31, 2024. These pending violations, given their recent nature, could potentially impact resident safety and comfort. The building's recent history shows a pattern of property maintenance and oversight challenges, with the owner responsible for a total of 14 service requests in the past seven years, suggesting some engagement with city services. While two 311 service requests from 2024 and 2025 have been resolved - one related to building violations and another concerning street cleaning - the presence of multiple open violations from October 2024 indicates ongoing compliance issues that remain to be addressed.

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Risk rating

How 10502 S Avenue L'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
51stpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 467 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
66%
No code
violation
34%
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.

Location

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

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 34%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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10502 S Avenue L event timeline

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2024
Building Violation Oct 31 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 31
COMPLAINT

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