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8001 S Phillips Ave

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 21311090050000 3 units · 1925

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in South Chicago — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the South Chicago average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1925
Stories
Building area4,344 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21311090050000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
P O Box 178631

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 8001 South Phillips Avenue is a three-unit residential building located in the South Chicago neighborhood, owned by Janice Thomas Wiley and constructed in 1925. The building's records over the past seven years show significant concerns, particularly in late 2020 when four unresolved, complaint-driven inspection violations were documented on September 25, 2020. These open violations remain on record as of October 2023, suggesting ongoing compliance issues. The building's recent service history includes one 311 service request in 2024 for tree trimming, which is no longer being accepted as a request type, though this appears to be a relatively minor maintenance issue compared to the outstanding building violations. Looking further back in the building's history, there were two air pollution-related complaints recorded in August 2000, though these occurred over two decades ago and their resolution status is not available in the current records. While the property shows limited service requests in recent years (one 311 call in 2024 and two environmental complaints from 2000), the most concerning aspect of the building's record remains the cluster of unresolved violations from 2020, which stand out as the only documented violations in the past seven years.

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Risk rating

How 8001 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
16thpercentile

Out of 2611 buildings in this neighborhood, 2193 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
38%
No code
violation
62%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 62%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8001 S Phillips Ave event timeline

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

2020
Building Violation Sep 25 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationSep 25
COMPLAINT

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