5801-5807 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago
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Quick answers
- Does 5801-5807 South Wabash Avenue have open permits or code violations?
- Chicago Department of Buildings lists 17 permits, 6 not closed, and 60 violations, 22 open.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Cook County?
- $832,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
- What natural disasters is 5801-5807 South Wabash Avenue at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall, with elevated cold wave risk.
Permits and code violations
6 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 22 open violations.
- Permit - renovation/alteration Oct 2025Suspended
Spr 2019 cbrc: conversion from 3 d.u. to 4 d.u. and interior renovation of existing d.u.s in an existing 3 story plus basement, brick residential multi-unit building. existing r-5 occupancy, no change in occupancy as per plans**certified corrections subject to field inspections & audit **
- Permit – express permit program Oct 2025Active
Wreck and remove frame detached garage, no replacement. locations: 0 residential unit(s), 0 non-residential unit(s), exterior work, garage removal.
- Permit – express permit program Jul 2025Complete
For permit b200407972: replacement other contractor. new contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate.
- Permit – express permit program Apr 2025Complete
Repair/replacement affecting 1 systems : 3 central furnace(goodman) . electrical work under this permit = no . locations: 3 residential unit(s), 0 non-residential unit(s), 1 interior common areas, 3 units.
- Permit – express permit program Jan 2025Suspended
Scope: nonstructural interior work in first floor unit only: replace drywall (no electrical work, no plumbing work or no mechanical work under this permit). locations: 1 residential unit(s), 0 non-residential unit(s), first floor unit.
- Permit – express permit program Dec 2024Suspended
Repair or in-kind replacement of 12 plumbing fixtures as described in permit application. repair or in-kind replacement of hot water heater(s). includes repair or replacment of plumbing piping. locations: 3 residential unit(s), 0 non-residential unit(s), 1 interior common areas, interior of building.
- Permit – express permit program Dec 2024Suspended
Line voltage electrical work. repair or alter devices on existing circuits. receptacle outlets: 18 . lighting outlets: 25. specific location: all units and the public area.
- Permit - easy permit process Feb 2019
Plumbing only: correcting plumbing violations. subject to field inspections
- Permit - renovation/alteration Oct 2018Complete
Install 6 new type b doors at heating rooms in basement.**conditional permit subject to field inspections.
- Permit – express permit program Sep 2018Complete
Rewire
- Permit - renovation/alteration Mar 2018Complete
Replace 8 existing wood floor joists with wood joists same size as existing and ceiling repairin same location where joists are replaced.
- Permit – express permit program Aug 2016Complete
Install 13 meter 400 amp service, replace all cambric covered wire,install 12 additional circuits, one each apartment. install new fixtures and devices, install additional lights in basement. correct all violations
Chicago Department of Buildings
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low
Highest for this area: cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Leaking fuel tanks
2 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Chicago, City Of - Department Of Environment, 29-49 West 57th Street (1,150 ft), open. 1 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Toxic release facility
3,300 ft
Candle Corp Of America and 1 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Moderate
Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
250 ft
Carter Elem School (250 ft), CICS - Washington Pk Campus (1,900 ft), Sherwood Elem School (2,350 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
6.6 mi
Chicago Midway (MDW). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Sinkhole-prone ground
Limestone karst
The bedrock here (dolostone (dolomite), Silurian) can dissolve and open sinkholes. Ask for a geotechnical report and check whether sinkhole coverage is in the insurance policy.
USGS Karst in the United States (OFR 2014-1156)
Conforming loan limit 2026
$832,750
Cook County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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