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9485 S Ewing Ave

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26053050170000 4 units · 1903

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
Units4
Year built1903
Stories
Building area8,614 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26053050170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9485 S Ewing

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 9485 South Ewing Avenue in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by M Cortes & G Avelar, has been in existence since 1903. The property has generated a total of 17 service requests through the city's 311 system over the past seven years, all of which have been resolved. A notable cluster of recent activity occurred in 2025, with three separate traffic signal outage complaints logged between July and February, suggesting a recurring issue with intersection safety in the vicinity. Other service requests have been diverse in nature, including a dead animal pick-up request and a garbage cart maintenance issue in May and October of 2025, respectively. The most recent recorded 311 interaction was an information-only call in October 2025. While all service requests have been closed, the nature of these incidents appears to be primarily related to external infrastructure rather than building-specific concerns, with no recorded complaints about the building's condition or resident services in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 9485 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
9thpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 867 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
48%
No code
violation
52%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Lot size

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12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 52%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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9485 S Ewing Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jan 25
No Water Complaint

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