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5939 S Indiana Ave

Washington Park, Chicago IL 60637 20153030190000 3 units · 1900

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 Washington Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.8
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Washington Park average of 4.8.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1900
Stories
Building area4,465 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20153030190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
6745 N Kilpatrick Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 5939 S Indiana Ave in Washington Park, owned by 5939 Indiana LLC, has a documented history dating back to 2005, with its most significant and recent issues centering around multiple unresolved building violations. Of particular concern are six complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in January 2026 that remain open and unresolved as of October 2023. The building has also experienced one previous complaint-driven inspection violation from June 2020 that continues to be unresolved. Between 2024 and 2025, there were several 311 service requests related to stray animal complaints (five in total) and one pet wellness check request, all of which have been closed. Additionally, there is a historical environmental complaint regarding air pollution from February 2005, though the outcome of this complaint is not specified in the records. The building's violation and service request history suggests ongoing maintenance and safety compliance issues that may affect resident quality of life, with the majority of recent violations appearing to relate to building code concerns rather than tenant-specific services or amenities.

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Risk rating

How 5939 S Indiana 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
35thpercentile

Out of 600 buildings in this neighborhood, 390 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
35%
No code
violation
65%
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.

Location

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

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 65%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

5939 S Indiana Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Jan 26 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJan 26
COMPLAINT

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