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2808 S Shields Ave

Armour Square, Chicago IL 60616 17284150440000 2 units · 1996

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Armour Square — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Armour Square average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1996
Stories
Building area2,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17284150440000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2808 S Sheilds

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Initial analysis

The property at 2808 S Shields Ave in Armour Square is a two-unit residential building constructed in 1996 and currently owned by Sze Wing Li. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of 32 service requests through the 311 system, with the majority of recent activity (2025-2026) focusing on street-related issues in the vicinity of the property. Most notably, there are currently two open requests from May 2026 pertaining to tree removal inspections, following a pattern of street light outages in late 2025, with three such complaints recorded between November 5 and November 12 of that year. Earlier in 2026, there were isolated incidents involving a pothole complaint (January 2026, closed) and a street light outage (February 2026, closed). The building's service request history also includes one environmental complaint from April 2026 regarding construction and demolition activities, though this was referred to another agency and resolved within two days. While the overall number of service requests is relatively moderate for a seven-year period, it's worth noting that the most recent tree removal inspection requests remain unresolved as of May 2026.

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Risk rating

How 2808 S Shields Ave'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
94thpercentile

Out of 508 buildings in this neighborhood, 30 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
84%
No code
violation
16%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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Township: South Chicago

Located in South Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 16%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2808 S Shields Ave event timeline

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2026
Environmental Complaint Apr 18
Construction and Demolition
Referred to another agency

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