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2608 E 74Th St

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21301120270000 2 units · 1892

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 South Shore
At or below average
avg 6.0
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 6.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1892
Stories
Building area2,628 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21301120270000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2608 E 74Th St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2608 E 74th Street in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, owned by Lillian Jones, has a documented history dating back to 1892. The property has experienced notable issues in recent years, with multiple unresolved building code violations from a complaint-driven inspection conducted on June 24, 2019, which remain open as of the latest records. The building's 311 service request history over the past seven years shows a total of 21 requests, with the most recent (as of October 2023) focusing on general information, ice/snow removal, and a water lead test kit request from October 2025 that is still open. Other recent service requests include an abandoned vehicle complaint (closed August 2025) and a tree planting request (open July 2025), along with a report of an injured animal (closed June 2025). The combination of multiple open building code violations and these various service requests suggests ongoing concerns that may affect resident experience, though it's worth noting that some of these requests pertain to municipal services rather than building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 2608 E 74Th St'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
31stpercentile

Out of 2795 buildings in this neighborhood, 1929 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
33%
No code
violation
67%
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.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 40.8%
Moderate concern 25.7%
Severe concern 33.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2608 E 74Th St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 14
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 01
Ice and Snow Removal Request

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