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8201 S Cottage Grove

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20351200010000

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chatham — not a forecast
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 built1927
Stories3.0
Building area14,476 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)20351200010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4748 N Dover St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-story, 1927 brick building at 8201 S Cottage Grove in the Chatham neighborhood has undergone relatively few incidents and interventions in recent years according to city records. The property has had a total of four 311 service requests in the past seven years, with the most recent being a report of an injured animal in May 2026. Other service requests have included a tree debris clean-up in November 2024 and two abandoned vehicle complaints, both made on the same day in April 2024. The building has maintained proper compliance with regulations with only one recorded house share prohibition violation in the past seven years. The property has also required two building permits during this period, though details of the permitted work are not specified in the available data. While the property has had some minor maintenance and safety-related incidents, there are no recorded patterns of significant safety concerns or persistent issues that would adversely affect resident experience.

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Risk rating

How 8201 S Cottage Grove'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
31stpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1312 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.

Building size

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

Number of floors

Building height is one of the size signals the model uses; taller buildings have more systems that can need maintenance.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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