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8209 S Cottage Grove Chicago

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20351200020000 8 units · 1928

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chatham — not a forecast
Above average
avg 4.2
109
FewerMore

This building has 109 building violations (7y), above the Chatham average of 4.2.

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit building at 8209 S Cottage Grove in Chatham, currently owned by XT Properties LLC, has a concerning pattern of unresolved issues as evidenced by recent inspection data. Most notably, there are currently seven open violations recorded on January 23, 2026, all categorized as complaint-driven inspections. The building's recent history shows a total of 109 building violations in the past seven years, with the owner accumulating 162 violations across all their parcels during the same period. Additionally, there have been 191 service requests made to 311, including multiple complaints about abandoned vehicles in December 2025 and a restaurant complaint in June 2026.

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Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1928
Stories—
Building area10,810 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)20351200020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
211 S Clark #275

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Risk rating

How 8209 S Cottage Grove Chicago'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
5thpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1806 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
10%
No code
violation
90%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Location

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 90%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8209 S Cottage Grove Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 30
Building Violation
DOB - Buildings
Building ViolationJan 23
COMPLAINT

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