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6458 S Laflin St

Englewood, Chicago IL 60636 20201090470000 3 units · 1893

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 Englewood — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
17
FewerMore

This building has 17 building violations (7y), above the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1893
Stories
Building area4,338 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20201090470000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8002 S Carpenter

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 6458 S Laflin Street in Englewood, owned by John C. Lewis, has a documented history of regulatory concerns, with a total of 17 building violations recorded over the past seven years. Most notably, there is a cluster of six unresolved complaint-driven inspections dated October 22, 2025, all of which remain in open status as of the current reporting period. These recent violations are particularly concerning due to their simultaneous occurrence and unresolved status, though it's worth noting that there are no other documented violations in the previous seven-year period. The building, which dates back to 1893, represents a classic Chicago structure, but the recent pattern of violations suggests significant ongoing compliance issues that have yet to be addressed.

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Risk rating

How 6458 S Laflin St'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
6thpercentile

Out of 4934 buildings in this neighborhood, 4638 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
27%
No code
violation
73%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 73%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6458 S Laflin St event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Oct 22 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 22
COMPLAINT

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