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9401 S Ewing Ave

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26053050010000 2 units · 1907

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 East Side — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.4
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the East Side average of 1.4.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1907
Stories
Building area5,030 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26053050010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
9401 S Ewing Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit building at 9401 S Ewing Avenue in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by Michael A Medina, has been in existence since 1907. The property has experienced minimal official interventions in recent years, with only one building permit recorded in the past seven years, indicating limited structural modifications or improvements. Over the same period, there have been eight 311 service requests associated with the address, with the majority (five out of eight) relating to various sign repair issues, three of which remain open as of October 2023. The remaining service requests include a closed pothole complaint in March 2026, a closed traffic signal issue from the same month, and a resolved tree debris cleanup request from July 2025. The relative scarcity of service requests and permits over this period suggests limited maintenance or incident reporting, though the ongoing sign repair requests may indicate attention needed to building or neighborhood signage.

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Risk rating

How 9401 S Ewing 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
10thpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 858 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
49%
No code
violation
51%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 51%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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