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8135 S Drexel Ave

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20351160080000 6 units · 1928

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 built1928
Stories
Building area7,944 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20351160080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Latoya Williams
Mailing address
14042 Lawrence Farm Ln

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AI summary

The six-unit residential building at 8135 South Drexel Avenue in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, owned by Latoya Williams, was constructed in 1928 and has maintained a relatively stable service request record over the past seven years. The property's documented service requests primarily center around environmental and maintenance issues, with a noticeable cluster of concerns in late 2024. During that period, there were four separate fly dumping complaints filed in November 2024, suggesting perhaps a temporary pattern of unauthorized waste disposal in the vicinity of the building. Earlier in 2024, there was one report of a dead animal requiring removal through the city services department. More recently, in May 2025, there was a tree emergency reported to the Alderman's office, though the specific nature of this issue is not detailed in the records. While the building's service request history shows several environmental concerns, all documented issues have been successfully closed through proper channels, with no major structural or safety concerns noted in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 8135 S Drexel 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
36thpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1210 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
39%
No code
violation
61%
Code violation
likely
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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 22.9%
Moderate concern 42.0%
Severe concern 35.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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8135 S Drexel Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request May 17
Tree Emergency
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