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7446 S Luella Ave

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 20252250230000 3 units · 1926

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in South Shore
At or below average
avg 6.0
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 6.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1926
Stories
Building area5,560 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20252250230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Serena Elam
Mailing address
7446 S Luella Av

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Initial analysis

The property at 7446 S Luella Ave in the South Shore neighborhood is a three-unit residential building constructed in 1926 and currently owned by Serena Elam. The building's record over the past seven years shows some concerning patterns, particularly in 2021 when five complaint-driven inspection violations were recorded on February 19, all of which remain unresolved as of October 2023. More recent activity related to the property includes three 311 service requests in 2024, specifically regarding garbage cart maintenance in July and November, and a tree trimming request in December, though the latter service is no longer being accepted. While these service requests indicate some level of property maintenance attention, the presence of multiple unresolved building code violations from 2021 is the most significant concern in the building's recent history.

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Risk rating

How 7446 S Luella 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
38thpercentile

Out of 2795 buildings in this neighborhood, 1733 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
38%
No code
violation
62%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 26.1%
Moderate concern 35.4%
Severe concern 38.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

7446 S Luella Ave event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2024
311 Request Dec 10
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)
311 RequestNov 09
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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