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9548 S Avenue L

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26053080340000 3 units · 1898

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
Units3
Year built1898
Stories
Building area3,552 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26053080340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
9717 S Ave H

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 9548 S Avenue L in Chicago's East Side neighborhood is a vintage property dating back to 1898, currently owned by John Gomez and holding two parcels under ownership. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows relatively minor service requests, with a total of seven complaints or service needs recorded, though one of these (the most recent) remains open as of June 2026. The most significant cluster of issues appears to be related to tree maintenance, with three separate requests concerning tree debris (ongoing as of June 2026), tree trimming (in 2025), and a tree emergency (in July 2024), suggesting ongoing challenges with vegetation management around the property. The building has also faced occasional pest control and animal-related concerns, including a rodent baiting complaint (April 2025) and a stray animal complaint (December 2024), both of which have been resolved. Additionally, there was a matter requiring garbage cart maintenance in May 2024 that reached resolution. While the service request history shows periodic maintenance needs, the issues documented do not indicate any serious structural or safety concerns with the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 9548 S Avenue L'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
19thpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 772 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
55%
No code
violation
45%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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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.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 45%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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9548 S Avenue L event timeline

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2025
311 Request Apr 19
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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