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9528 S Avenue N

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26053060250000 3 units · 1898

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 East Side — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.4
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the East Side average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1898
Stories
Building area2,406 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26053060250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
11054 S Ave O

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 9528 S Avenue N in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by Ramon Cervantes Jr., is a 125-year-old structure that has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are six unresolved building code violations from September 12, 2019, which were triggered by complaint-driven inspections and remain open as of the latest available data. The property has also generated a total of six 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent interactions occurring in 2025. These service requests primarily relate to routine matters such as cart maintenance (both for garbage and blue recycling) and infrastructure concerns including a sidewalk inspection in June 2025 and a stop sign repair in July 2024, all of which have been resolved. While the recent service requests indicate regular maintenance and administrative compliance for standard city services, the long-standing unresolved building code violations from 2019 represent the only significant concern in the building's recent history, given their age and open status.

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Risk rating

How 9528 S Avenue N'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
7thpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 886 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
45%
No code
violation
55%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 55%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

9528 S Avenue N event timeline

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2022
311 Request Sep 28
Vacant/Abandoned Building Complaint
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