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1138 W 87Th St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 20324240420000 4 units · 1935

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
Units4
Year built1935
Stories
Building area4,210 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)20324240420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
63 E 79Th St

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Initial analysis

The property at 1138 W 87th Street in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood is a 4-unit, 1935 building currently owned by Charles Taylor, with ownership records showing three parcels. The building has experienced several notable events in recent years, with the most significant being multiple unresolved complaint-driven inspections from July 2019, which remain open to date. While there was a periodic routine inspection violation recorded in April 2023, this was resolved promptly. The property has maintained a relatively low record of service requests, with three documented incidents in 2024, including two tree-related requests (one for planting and one for trimming) and a water in basement complaint, all of which have been closed. The building's overall violation record for the past seven years shows four violations and one building permit, along with one environmental complaint. The most recent service requests and violations suggest ongoing attention to both natural elements around the property (trees) and potential water-related issues in the basement, though many of these have been addressed through proper channels.

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Risk rating

How 1138 W 87Th 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

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
21stpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2246 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1138 W 87Th St event timeline

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2024
311 Request May 15
Water in Basement Complaint
311 RequestJan 13
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