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7748 S Paulina St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20304250340000

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), at or below the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1921
Stories
Building area2,688 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20304250340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Teisha Barnes
Mailing address
7748 S Paulina St

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AI summary

The three-story residential building at 7748 South Paulina Street in Auburn Gresham, constructed in 1921 and currently owned by Teisha Barnes, has a concerning record of unresolved issues from July 2019, when three complaint-driven inspection violations were recorded that remain open as of October 2023. The property has also experienced notable service disruption in recent months, particularly regarding waste management, with four missed garbage pick-up complaints filed in September 2025, suggesting potential recurring issues with the building's waste management services. The building's service request history shows a pattern of waste-related complaints, with a total of six garbage-related service requests occurring between May and December 2025, including a blue recycling cart request and a street cleaning request. While legally required to maintain proper waste management systems, the persistence of these issues over time raises questions about the building's current maintenance and service management practices. It's worth noting that beyond the unaddressed building code violations and waste management issues, no other significant building violations or structural concerns are documented in the available records for this period.

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Risk rating

How 7748 S Paulina 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
20thpercentile

Out of 2835 buildings in this neighborhood, 2268 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
35%
No code
violation
65%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 23.1%
Moderate concern 33.8%
Severe concern 43.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

7748 S Paulina St event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 26
Blue Recycling Cart
311 City Services
311 RequestSep 13
Missed Garbage Pick-Up Complaint

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