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8001 S Prairie

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20341100010000

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Chatham
At or below average
avg 4.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1929
Stories2.0
Building area10,190 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20341100010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Community Investment
Mailing address
222 S Riverside Plz

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AI summary

The two-story building at 8001 S Prairie in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, owned by COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, has been standing since 1929 and has experienced a notably high number of building violations and service requests in recent years. Over the past seven years, the property has accrued a staggering 234 building violations and received 464 service requests through the 311 system, along with 19 building permits being issued. The property has had several concerning issues related to water, including a current open water lead test kit request from June 2026, a lead inspection request from January 2026, and most notably a basement water complaint from August 2025, suggesting ongoing water management challenges.

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Risk rating

How 8001 S Prairie'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

Grade A–B — Low risk

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

Grade C — Moderate risk

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

Grade D–F — High risk

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

Neighborhood percentile
24thpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1437 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Owner's portfolio size

The number of parcels this owner is registered on — larger portfolios can mean more management complexity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 18.6%
Moderate concern 53.1%
Severe concern 28.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8001 S Prairie event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 11
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestJan 07
Lead Inspection Request

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