6520 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago
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Permits and code violations
3 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 6 open violations.
- Permit - new construction Jun 2025Suspended
Spr 2019 cbc new construction 2 unit residential building with back 1-story deck and garage
- Permit – express permit program Jun 2024Complete
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). inverter output: 7.38 kw. array output: 0.00738 kw. location: roof mount. icc distributed generation installer cert. #23-0387.
- Permit - easy permit process Feb 2016
Replace roof exluding existing decking
- Permit - wrecking/demolition Oct 2013Complete
Emergency wreck and remove a 2 story residence.
- Permit - easy permit process Sep 2007
Hot water heater (replacement only): qty 1
- Permit - new construction Oct 2006Complete
New single family residence.this is a conditional permit it is subjected to random field inspection.
Chicago Department of Buildings
Safety and environment
Major airport
8.3 mi
Chicago Midway (MDW). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
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Trading floors, logistics and the deepest architecture stock in America
Chicago carries a full corporate economy at a price the coasts do not match. Neighborhoods are distinct and walkable, two and three flats are everywhere, and the Loop still sets the commute for finance, law and consulting.
- $71,673
- median household income
- 18.9%
- residents aged 25 to 34
- 45%
- households that own their home
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- Finance and trading
- Logistics and rail
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- Manufacturing
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CME Group · Boeing suppliers · University of Chicago · Northwestern Medicine · United Airlines
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- Young professionals
- Families buying space
- Two and three flat owners
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