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8601 S Maryland Chicago

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20353150010000 12 units · 1926

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. 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
Above average
avg 4.2
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units12
Year built1926
Stories
Building area11,883 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)20353150010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Triumph Lane Inc
Mailing address
7035 Veterans Blvd

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AI summary

The 12-unit building at 8601 S Maryland in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, owned by TRIUMPH LANE INC, has been facing ongoing challenges with building maintenance and resident services since its 1926 construction. The building currently has multiple unresolved building code violations as of February 2026, with six open complaint-driven inspections recorded between 2021 and 2026. The property's recent history shows concerning patterns, particularly in late 2025, when there were multiple service requests related to basic building maintenance issues, including a missed garbage pick-up complaint, garbage cart maintenance needs, and tree removal inspections - all of which were subsequently closed. The building's total record over the past seven years includes ten building violations, eighteen service requests, though notably only two building permits have been issued during this period, which could suggest limited proactive maintenance or improvements to the nearly 100-year-old structure.

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Risk rating

How 8601 S Maryland 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
6thpercentile

Out of 1891 buildings in this neighborhood, 1778 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
10%
No code
violation
90%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 5.7%
Moderate concern 34.2%
Severe concern 60.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8601 S Maryland Chicago event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Feb 19 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationFeb 19
COMPLAINT

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