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7843 S Laflin St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20293180140000

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 Auburn Gresham
At or below average
avg 3.6
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1923
Stories
Building area2,256 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20293180140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7843 S Laflin 1

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Initial analysis

The property at 7843 S Laflin Street in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood is a 100-year-old building owned by Sam Wallace, with a documented history of 22 service requests and 2 building code violations over the past seven years. Two particularly notable concerns are currently unresolved: an open complaint-driven inspection violation from January 2026. The building's service request history shows some recurring maintenance issues, particularly in early 2026, with multiple complaints related to building permits and construction violations, though these were subsequently closed. There have also been some ongoing concerns about street maintenance and natural features, with tree removal and trimming requests recorded and resolved in mid-2025, along with a recent water-related issue on the street created in June 2026 that remains open. While the building has experienced some maintenance challenges, particularly in early 2026, it should be noted that many of the service requests and violations from previous years have been resolved through proper channels.

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Risk rating

How 7843 S Laflin St'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
30thpercentile

Out of 2835 buildings in this neighborhood, 1984 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
41%
No code
violation
59%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Location

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 34.9%
Moderate concern 41.3%
Severe concern 23.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

7843 S Laflin St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 08
Water On Street Complaint
Building ViolationJan 30
COMPLAINT

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