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7841 S Phillips Ave

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21303260090000 6 units · 1930

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 South Shore — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.9
28
FewerMore

This building has 28 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1930
Stories
Building area10,710 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21303260090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
641 Lexington Ste 1702

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 6-unit residential building at 7841 S Phillips Ave in South Shore, owned by Icarus Invest Group, has been facing significant ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges since its construction in 1930. The property currently has four open complaint-driven inspection violations as of March 2026, representing the most pressing active concerns, particularly given their recent nature. Over the past seven years, the building has accumulated 28 building violations and 11 service requests, while the current ownership has a more extensive record of 73 building violations and 54 service requests across its parcels. The property has received minimal permitted improvement activity during this period, with only one building permit issued in the last seven years. Recent service requests between March and May 2026 have predominantly focused on plumbing violations and sanitation issues, all of which were closed, although the pattern suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges. While two complaint-driven inspection violations from December 2024 were resolved, the persistence of the current open violations is concerning, particularly when viewed alongside the building's historical violation record.

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Risk rating

How 7841 S Phillips Ave'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
11thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2496 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
12%
No code
violation
88%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 88%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7841 S Phillips Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 29
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 18
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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