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956 E 85Th Chicago

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20353080110000 12 units · 1962

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

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
Units12
Year built1962
Stories
Building area9,542 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20353080110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
956-60 E 85Th St

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Initial analysis

The 12-unit residential building at 956 E 85th in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, owned by 956 E 85TH HOLDINGS LLC, has a relatively clean service record since its construction in 1962. Over the past seven years, only three documented 311 service requests have been filed, all of which were addressed and closed by the city. Two identical no-water complaints were logged on July 18, 2025, suggesting a temporary water service issue, though the specific impact on residents' day-to-day lives cannot be determined from the records alone. Prior to these water-related concerns, there was one recorded fly dumping complaint in April 2024, which, while indicating some environmental maintenance issue, is not directly related to the building's core systems or resident amenities. The limited number of service requests over this extended period might indicate good property management, though it should be noted that not all building issues necessarily result in official complaints.

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Risk rating

How 956 E 85Th 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

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
15thpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1607 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
23%
No code
violation
77%
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.

Number of units

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

Property class (314)

Assessor class 314 — apartment / larger residential. The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 19.4%
Moderate concern 68.3%
Severe concern 12.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

956 E 85Th Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 18
No Water Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestJul 18
No Water Complaint

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