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7500 S Emerald Ave 1

Englewood, Chicago IL 60620 20283000160000 3 units · 1928

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
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Englewood average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1928
Stories
Building area3,858 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20283000160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7500 S Emerald Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 7500 S Emerald Ave in Englewood, owned by Iyobosa Ero, has experienced a concerning pattern of unresolved building code violations over recent years, with a total of six open complaint-driven inspections recorded between September 2024 and February 2025, in addition to one unresolved violation from October 2021. These ongoing building code issues represent the most significant current concern regarding the property's maintenance and habitability. The building's maintenance record shows relatively minimal engagement with city services through formal permits, with only one building permit issued in the past seven years. The property has been the subject of various 311 service requests, totaling 14 incidents between 2016 and 2026, though these primarily relate to external infrastructure and community issues rather than building-specific problems. These external incidents include three alley light outages, two animal-related incidents (including a dead animal pickup and a stray animal complaint), one complaint about abandoned vehicles, and one fly dumping incident, all of which have been resolved according to city records. While these external service requests indicate some environmental maintenance issues in the immediate vicinity of the building, they are generally more related to neighborhood conditions than direct building management concerns.

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Risk rating

How 7500 S Emerald Ave 1'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
28%
No code
violation
72%
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.

Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7500 S Emerald Ave 1 event timeline

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2025
Building Violation Feb 05 Serious
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