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13140 S Buffalo Ave

Hegewisch, Chicago IL 60633 26312110450000 2 units · 1921

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Hegewisch — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Hegewisch average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1921
Stories
Building area2,508 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26312110450000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
13140 Buffalo Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 13140 South Buffalo Avenue in Hegewisch, owned by Harbinson 4849, has been standing since 1921 and has maintained a relatively small footprint of documented incidents over the past several years. The property has generated a total of 12 service requests through the 311 system in the past seven years, with the majority of recent activity in 2025 focusing on tree-related issues, including multiple inspections for tree removal and debris clean-up requests, suggesting ongoing concerns about the property's vegetation management. The most recent interaction with city services was recorded in April 2026, indicating that there may still be active tree-related concerns that need resolution. Looking further back, the building had one notable environmental incident in August 2016 involving air pollution, though this was referred to other departments for resolution. The patterns of complaints show a concentrated period of tree-related issues in 2025, while the building's history shows no documented safety-related incidents, structural issues, or significant resident-related complaints during the available records period.

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Risk rating

How 13140 S Buffalo 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
57thpercentile

Out of 370 buildings in this neighborhood, 159 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
68%
No code
violation
32%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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

Township: Hyde Park

Located in Hyde Park. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 32%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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13140 S Buffalo Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Mar 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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