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10118 S Avenue J

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26081220150000 2 units · 1888

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 East Side — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.4
22
FewerMore

This building has 22 building violations (7y), above the East Side average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,755 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26081220150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10118 S Ave J

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 10118 S Avenue J in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by Estela Encarnacion, has been in existence since 1888 and presents a mixed record of service requests and code violations over recent years. The property experienced a significant cluster of complaint-driven building code violations in October 2022, totaling six separate violations, though it is notable that all of these were promptly resolved. More concerningly, the building currently has an open garbage cart maintenance issue as of April 2026, following a pattern of waste management challenges that includes two documented garbage cart maintenance requests and two rat-related complaints in June 2025, suggesting potential ongoing pest control and sanitation concerns. The total record shows 22 building violations and 12 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent issues primarily relating to waste management and pest control, though these matters appear to have been addressed when initially reported.

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Risk rating

How 10118 S Avenue J'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
2ndpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 934 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
36%
No code
violation
64%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 64%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

10118 S Avenue J event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jun 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestJun 12
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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