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13301 S Houston Ave

Hegewisch, Chicago IL 60633 26312240010000 4 units · 1905

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Hegewisch
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
Units4
Year built1905
Stories
Building area2,760 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26312240010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
13301 S Houston Av

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 13301 S Houston Ave in Hegewisch, owned by Patricia A Ginalski, has been part of the community since its construction in 1905. The property's recent service record from the past seven years shows five documented interactions with the 311 system, with the most recent occurring in July 2025 for graffiti removal. This represents the second consecutive graffiti-related incident within a two-day period in July 2025. The building's maintenance history includes various municipal service requests, such as a street light outage in December 2024, tree debris clean-up in July 2024, and garbage cart maintenance in June 2024, all of which were properly addressed and closed. Looking further back, an environmental complaint was recorded in January 2005 related to service stations/storage tanks, though it's unclear if this was directly related to the property or another location. While the building has had its share of maintenance issues, particularly in the area of exterior upkeep, all reported issues have been officially resolved according to city records.

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Risk rating

How 13301 S Houston 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
19thpercentile

Out of 365 buildings in this neighborhood, 296 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
51%
No code
violation
49%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 27.3%
Moderate concern 22.9%
Severe concern 49.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

13301 S Houston Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 16
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestJul 14
Graffiti Removal Request

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