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8243 S Ashland Ave

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20321240170000 2 units · 1958

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems 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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 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
Units2
Year built1958
Stories
Building area8,520 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20321240170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10 S Lasalle St #2750

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 8243 S Ashland Ave in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, built in 1958 and currently owned by CTLTC A7705454707, has maintained relatively clean records over the past seven years. The property has accumulated one building code violation during this period, specifically related to a periodic routine inspection conducted on July 31, 2020, though this issue was promptly resolved. While there have been four 311 service requests logged since 2024, these all pertained to external infrastructure issues rather than building-specific problems: two were related to potholes in the street (in May 2024 and March 2025), one concerned a traffic signal (March 2026), and the most recent was a restaurant complaint (April 2026). None of these external issues appeared to negatively impact the building's habitability or resident safety, and there are no recorded complaints about the building's internal conditions or operations.

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Risk rating

How 8243 S Ashland 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
14thpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2445 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
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 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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8243 S Ashland Ave event timeline

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2020
Building Violation Jul 31
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COMPLIED

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