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5418 S Drexel Ave

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20113260280000 2 units · 1903

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 Hyde Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 5.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,591 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20113260280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
902 S Randall#C292

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 5418 S Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park, built in 1903 and currently owned by Breakthrough Consulting, has experienced several concerning incidents in the past two years. Most notably, there have been three vacant or abandoned building complaints in 2026 alone—two of which remain unresolved as of October 2023. This pattern of vacancy-related issues is particularly significant given the building's two-unit status. Additional quality-of-life concerns are evident in the form of winter maintenance issues, with two unresolved snow removal complaints recorded on January 31, 2026, regarding uncleared sidewalks, and a dead animal removal request from December 2025, all of which have been closed. While there was one building violation recorded in May 2026, there are no recent records of building permits filed for any construction or maintenance work on the property. The building's recent service request history—totaling 17 complaints in the past seven years—suggests persistent maintenance and compliance issues, though the majority of these requests were filed in 2026 when the building experienced an apparent cluster of problems.

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Risk rating

How 5418 S Drexel 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
75thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 104 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
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.

Permit rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property permit rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5418 S Drexel Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 14
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
311 RequestJul 14
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