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8616 S Marshfield Ave

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20314290200000

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1939
Stories
Building area3,108 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20314290200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8616 S Marshfield Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 8616 S Marshfield Ave in Auburn Gresham, owned by Charles T Houser, is a 1939 building with a relatively modest record over the past seven years. The most concerning issues are two unresolved building code violations dating from February 2020, which were initiated through complaint-driven inspections. The building's service request history shows ten interactions with city services during this period, with the most recent three years (2025-2026) seeing a notable concentration of animal-related incidents, including two vicious animal complaints in April 2025 and two dead animal pick-up requests in June 2025. Other service requests in this recent period included winter maintenance in December 2025 and a blue recycling cart request in March 2026, both of which have been resolved. While the building's violation and service request counts are not excessive, the presence of two open building code violations from 2020 demonstrates an area requiring attention, particularly compared to the more routine nature of most service requests recorded.

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Risk rating

How 8616 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
28thpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2047 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
44%
No code
violation
56%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

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 risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 56%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8616 S Marshfield Ave event timeline

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

2022
311 Request Mar 28
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestMar 28
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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