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10251 S Avenue M

East Side, Chicago IL 60617 26083020190000 2 units · 1902

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1902
Stories
Building area2,580 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26083020190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
12933 S Muskegon Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 10251 S Avenue M in Chicago's East Side neighborhood, owned by Renato Melgoza, has a documented history dating back to its 1902 construction. The property is notable for having recently experienced a series of tree-related service requests, with three tree-related incidents (emergency, debris clean-up, and removal inspection) clustered around May-June 2026, and a tree planting request from September 2024. The building has also faced some aesthetic challenges, evidenced by two instances of graffiti requiring removal in September 2024, both of which have since been resolved. The property's recent maintenance record shows minimal building permits filed over the past seven years, with only one on record, and a total of 16 service requests associated with the owner during this period, though the majority of these (four out of five) have been specifically regarding tree-related matters. The concentration of recent service requests involving trees suggests ongoing maintenance or environmental challenges in the immediate vicinity, while the resolved graffiti incidents indicate attention to exterior upkeep when required, though they represent the only recorded incidents of this nature.

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Risk rating

How 10251 S Avenue M'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
52ndpercentile

Out of 953 buildings in this neighborhood, 457 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
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.

Permit rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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10251 S Avenue M event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jan 20
Sanitation Code Violation
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