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8227 S Prairie Ave

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20341220090000 6 units · 1927

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

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
Units6
Year built1927
Stories
Building area5,727 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20341220090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8229 S Prairie Ave

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 8227 South Prairie Avenue in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, owned by CTLTC 1830509, has experienced a notably high frequency of tree-related issues in recent years, particularly in 2026 when three tree emergencies were reported within just three days (June 12-15), with two tree debris clean-up requests also remaining open from June 2026. The property's tree-related maintenance needs appear to have peaked in 2026, following a pattern that began in 2024 with a tree trim request (now no longer being accepted) and continued with another debris clean-up request in May 2025. Outside of tree-related matters, a street light outage was successfully addressed and closed in July 2024, indicating responsiveness to basic infrastructure needs. While the building's age (constructed in 1927) and unit count (6) suggest typical urban residential characteristics, the concentrate of tree-related service requests over these years represents the most significant pattern in the building's recent service history, with current unresolved issues worth noting.

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Risk rating

How 8227 S Prairie 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

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
43rdpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1078 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 24.5%
Moderate concern 44.5%
Severe concern 30.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8227 S Prairie Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 15
Tree Emergency
311 City Services
311 RequestJun 14
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request

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