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8034 S Marshfield Ave

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20312140300000 6 units · 1927

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Auburn Gresham — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.6
17
FewerMore

This building has 17 building violations (7y), above the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1927
Stories
Building area8,100 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20312140300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1900 Cypress Ave

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 8034 S Marshfield Ave in Auburn Gresham, built in 1927 and currently owned by Bernard Johnson, has experienced notable regulatory activity over the past seven years. The property has recorded a total of 17 building violations during this period, with the most significant cluster occurring on June 9, 2021, when six complaint-driven inspections took place, all of which have since been resolved and marked as complied. The building's permit activity has been relatively minimal, with only three permits issued in the same seven-year timeframe, though the specific nature and scope of these permits are not detailed in the available data. The property has maintained a single ownership parcel structure throughout this period. While the building has had multiple violations, it's worth noting that the most recent available data (up to October 2023) shows all of the identified 2021 violations have been addressed, though the total number of violations on record remains unchanged.

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Risk rating

How 8034 S Marshfield 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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

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

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

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

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

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

Neighborhood percentile
7thpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2644 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
20%
No code
violation
80%
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.

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 risk forecast
High failure risk 80%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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8034 S Marshfield Ave event timeline

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2022
311 Request Dec 28
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