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711 S Kenneth Ave

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16153070220000 3 units · 1898

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1898
Stories
Building area4,041 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16153070220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
711 S Kenneth Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 711 S Kenneth Ave in Garfield Park, constructed in 1898, has a concerning record of violations and service requests over the past seven years. Most notably, the property has accumulated 2,228 building violations, representing a significant pattern of non-compliance with housing codes. The building's recent history shows multiple missed garbage pick-up complaints in 2024, occurring in June and July of that year, suggesting potential ongoing issues with waste management services. The property has also generated a substantial number of 311 service requests, with a total of 8,731 recorded by the owner, though the nature of these calls varies widely. While the building has undergone 338 permitted improvements or modifications, and there have been some environmental enforcement actions totaling 10 cases with 33 complaints, the sheer volume of violations represents a significant portion of the building's documented history. It's worth noting that only three house share violations have been recorded in the past seven years, indicating relatively limited issues in this particular area.

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Risk rating

How 711 S Kenneth 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
37thpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 2519 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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