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6649 S Woodlawn Ave

Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637 20232220150000 3 units · 1896

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 Woodlawn — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Woodlawn average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1896
Stories
Building area1,798 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20232220150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
6649 S Woodlawn Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 6649 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood is an older structure, dating back to 1896 and currently owned by E Caney & C Chaney. The property has had minimal official oversight in recent years, with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years. The building's service request history shows an unusual spike in activity between May 2025 and February 2026, with multiple requests related to public way inspections and waste management services. Notably, there are two open violations as of May 2025 regarding unauthorized building permit and construction activities, which appear to be serious enough to remain unresolved for several months. Between June 2025 and February 2026, the building had multiple service requests related to public way inspections and waste management, including a blue recycling cart request and garbage cart maintenance issue, all of which have since been closed. While some of these issues relate to general maintenance and waste management (which are typical for most buildings), the open building permit violations from 2025 stand out as the most significant outstanding concern in the property's recent history, though the building's oldest records are known to be incomplete.

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Risk rating

How 6649 S Woodlawn 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
85thpercentile

Out of 1895 buildings in this neighborhood, 284 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
61%
No code
violation
39%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 39%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

6649 S Woodlawn Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request May 23
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestMay 23
Porch Inspection Request

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