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7846 S Exchange Chicago

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21304090040000 10 units · 1961

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
24
FewerMore

This building has 24 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1961
Stories
Building area6,138 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)21304090040000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3645 S Prairie Ave

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Initial analysis

The 10-unit residential building at 7846 South Exchange in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, constructed in 1961, is currently facing multiple unresolved issues that warrant attention. As of October 2023 records, there are four open building code violations from May 2025 that originated from complaint-driven inspections, suggesting ongoing concerns about building conditions. Additionally, there is a cluster of recent sanitation-related issues, with three open service requests from May 2026 regarding sanitation code violations, alongside a cleaned vacant lot request from the same month. This follows a pattern of sanitation concerns earlier in 2026, where two such violations were recorded in April, though these were subsequently resolved. The property has a documented history of 24 building violations and 17 service requests over the past seven years, with the most pressing current issues appearing to be related to sanitation and compliance matters. While there was some improvement noted in June 2022 when two complaint-driven violations were resolved, the recent pattern of violations and service requests indicates recurring maintenance and compliance challenges at the property.

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Risk rating

How 7846 S Exchange 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

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
9thpercentile

Out of 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2552 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
10%
No code
violation
90%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

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

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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 90%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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7846 S Exchange Chicago event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 20
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestMay 20
Sanitation Code Violation

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