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8152 S Laflin Chicago

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20321170350000 18 units · 1928

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
59
FewerMore

This building has 59 building violations (7y), above the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units18
Year built1928
Stories
Building area15,741 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20321170350000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
6040 S Harper Ave

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The 18-unit residential building at 8152 S Laflin in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, owned by Southside Preservation, has a documented history dating back to 1928. The property has experienced persistent maintenance and safety oversight issues, with a notable spike in building code violations and service requests over the past seven years. Most recently, in September 2024, multiple complaint-driven inspections were conducted, resulting in several unresolved violations that remain open as of now. The building's recent service history from 2026 shows a mix of municipal service requests, including a tree emergency (currently open), rodent baiting/rat complaints, street pothole issues, and various building-related concerns, though most of these have been resolved. The property has an alarmingly high total of 78 owner-related building violations and 55 service requests in the past seven years, with only one building permit issued in this period, suggesting limited proactive maintenance or improvements. An asbestos-related complaint investigation from 2012 was determined to be unfounded, though this may not represent the building's current conditions. Given the high number of recent violations and service requests, this property has experienced ongoing challenges with building maintenance and resident safety issues.

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Risk rating

How 8152 S Laflin Chicago'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
1stpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2815 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
8%
No code
violation
92%
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, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 92%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8152 S Laflin Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 22
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestFeb 03
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