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7342 S South Shore Chicago

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21301130320000 13 units · 1925

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 South Shore
At or below average
avg 6.0
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the South Shore average of 6.0.

Building characteristics
Units13
Year built1925
Stories
Building area14,148 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)21301130320000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
4662 N Western Av

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Initial analysis

The 13-unit apartment building at 7342 S South Shore Drive in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, owned by Publix Inc., has been standing since 1925 and has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. Of particular concern are two unresolved building code violations resulting from complaint-driven inspections in June 2021, which represent the building's only documented code violations during this period. The property has generated a total of eight 311 service requests in recent years, with the most recent being an information-only call in January 2026. Other service requests that have been resolved include two parking code enforcement reviews in February and October 2025, a blue recycling cart request, tree debris clean-up request, and a sewer cave-in inspection request, all of which were closed between February and April 2025. While the building has maintained regular city service interactions, the presence of unresolved building code violations from 2021 warrants attention as the most significant concern in the property's recent history.

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Risk rating

How 7342 S South Shore 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
13thpercentile

Out of 2795 buildings in this neighborhood, 2432 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
15%
No code
violation
85%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 5.6%
Moderate concern 42.2%
Severe concern 52.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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7342 S South Shore Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jan 16
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
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