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7818 S Winchester Ave

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20304280240000 3 units · 1929

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
Units3
Year built1929
Stories
Building area4,363 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20304280240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7818 S Winchester

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 7818 S Winchester Ave in Auburn Gresham, owned by Geraldine Verse, has been standing since 1929. The property's recent history shows a concentration of issues in 2020, when three separate complaint-driven inspection violations were recorded on August 27th, though it is noted that these violations were subsequently complied with and resolved. Moving to more recent activity, there have been two 311 service requests in the past year, with one regarding garbage cart maintenance in October 2025 that has been closed, while another request from January 2025 concerning the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program remains open. While the building has experienced some maintenance and compliance issues in the past, it is worth noting that all recorded violations have been resolved, and there appears to be active engagement with city services regarding infrastructure matters, though the open sidewalk program request may indicate ongoing discussions about building access improvements.

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Risk rating

How 7818 S Winchester 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
22ndpercentile

Out of 2835 buildings in this neighborhood, 2211 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 33.7%
Moderate concern 34.0%
Severe concern 32.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

7818 S Winchester Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Oct 27
Garbage Cart Maintenance
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 13
Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Request

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