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3556 W 61St St Hse

Chicago Lawn, Chicago IL 60629 19144130440000 2 units · 1927

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chicago Lawn — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.5
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Chicago Lawn average of 2.5.

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 built1927
Stories
Building area1,504 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)19144130440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
3556 W 61St St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3556 W 61st Street in Chicago Lawn, owned by Sarafeno P Misale, has a history of various maintenance and safety concerns over the past seven years, with the most pressing issues now emerging in 2026. The 1927 structure currently has three unresolved building code violations as of March 2026, all related to complaint-driven inspections. This marks a notable uptick in documented issues, as there were no building code violations recorded in the previous 6+ years of available data. The property has also generated 30 service requests through the 311 system during this seven-year period, with a significant cluster of recent complaints in 2026. Currently open requests include water on the street, tree debris cleanup, and street light pole damage, while previous issues this year (now resolved) included graffiti removal, fly dumping, and an alley pothole complaint. The concentration of recent service requests and unresolved code violations suggests increasing infrastructure and maintenance challenges at the property, though it's important to note that some issues reported through 311 may relate to public spaces rather than the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 3556 W 61St St Hse'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
83rdpercentile

Out of 2759 buildings in this neighborhood, 469 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

Number of rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: Lake

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 31%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3556 W 61St St Hse event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Mar 31 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 31
COMPLAINT

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