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7918 S Paulina St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20312050220000

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Auburn Gresham
At or below average
avg 3.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1954
Stories
Building area1,979 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20312050220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
James & Karl Knoble
Mailing address
7918 S Paulina

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AI summary

The property at 7918 S Paulina St in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood is a single-parcel residential building owned by James & Karl Knoble and was constructed in 1954. The building's service request history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only three recorded 311 service requests, all of which were made in 2025. Notably, there appears to have been a tree-related situation requiring attention in July 2025, as two requests were made on the same date - one for a tree removal inspection and another categorized as a tree emergency. Additionally, a tree trimming request was submitted in October 2025, though this particular request type is no longer being accepted. All three of these service requests have been marked as closed. Given the nature of these requests, which primarily relate to tree maintenance rather than building-specific issues, there don't appear to be any significant concerns regarding the building's condition or resident safety from the available data.

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Risk rating

How 7918 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
97thpercentile

Out of 2835 buildings in this neighborhood, 85 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 57.9%
Moderate concern 17.6%
Severe concern 24.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

7918 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 Oct 30
Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)
311 RequestJul 07
Tree Removal Inspection

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