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8146 S Maryland Ave

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20351140240000 6 units · 1927

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 area8,010 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20351140240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Blue Lion Capital Llc
Mailing address
3129 Eagle Talon St

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AI summary

The six-unit residential building at 8146 S Maryland Ave in the Chatham neighborhood, owned by Blue Lion Capital LLC, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1927. The property has experienced some concerning patterns in recent years, with a total of 22 building violations recorded over the past seven years, though the majority of these (19 instances) were documented in 2021 and 2022. Most recently, the building has faced multiple plumbing-related issues, with two plumbing violations reported in 2024 and 2026, as well as an open sanitation code violation from March 2026. While the building's violation record shows improvement compared to the peak years of 2021-2022, when 19 violations were documented, the persistence of plumbing-related issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The owner holds two total parcels associated with this property, and the external service request record shows 12 total 311 service requests over the past seven years, with three of these occurring within the most recent two-year period.

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Risk rating

How 8146 S Maryland 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
25thpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1418 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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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 21.4%
Moderate concern 47.7%
Severe concern 30.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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8146 S Maryland Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 16
Sanitation Code Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestFeb 07
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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