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5212 S Cornell Chicago

Hyde Park, Chicago IL 60615 20121070100000 78 units · 1926

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Hyde Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.3
16
FewerMore

This building has 16 building violations (7y), above the Hyde Park average of 5.3.

Building characteristics
Units78
Year built1926
Stories
Building area21,420 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)20121070100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5212 S Cornell Ave

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Initial analysis

The 78-unit building at 5212 S Cornell in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood was constructed in 1926 and has shown consistent regulatory engagement over the past seven years. The property has experienced 16 building violations during this period, with all recent periodic routine inspection violations from 2022 and 2023 being resolved and complied with. While there has been only one building permit issued in the past seven years, the record shows an unusually high number of total violations and service requests under the current ownership, with 2,228 violations and 8,731 service requests recorded. Environmental concerns have been relatively minimal, with only 10 enforcement actions and 33 complaints related to environmental issues over the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 5212 S Cornell Chicago'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
10thpercentile

Out of 417 buildings in this neighborhood, 375 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
6%
No code
violation
94%
Code violation
likely
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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 94%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5212 S Cornell Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 31
Building Violation
311 RequestJul 31
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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