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8537 S Muskegon Ave 3

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 21314170150000 2 units · 1898

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in South Chicago
At or below average
avg 3.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the South Chicago average of 3.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1898
Stories
Building area2,331 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)21314170150000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Keith Nelson
Mailing address
8537 S Muskegon Ave

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 8537 S Muskegon Ave 3 in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood is a 125-year-old property owned by Keith Nelson, with a relatively small number of service requests on record over the past seven years. The building's most recent maintenance history, stretching from 2024 to 2026, shows repeated concerns about waste management, with three separate garbage cart maintenance requests documented, including two in 2025 and one recycling pickup request in May 2024. The property has experienced some animal-related incidents, including a dead animal pickup request and a stray animal complaint in late 2025. The most recent service request, dated May 2026, was for a sewer cleaning inspection, which represents the only infrastructure-related concern on record during this period. While the building has generated multiple 311 service requests, all have been resolved and closed by the respective departments, suggesting proactive management of reported issues, though the frequency of waste-related complaints might indicate ongoing concerns in that area.

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Risk rating

How 8537 S Muskegon Ave 3'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
43rdpercentile

Out of 2603 buildings in this neighborhood, 1484 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
52%
No code
violation
48%
Code violation
likely
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Location

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 37.1%
Moderate concern 36.7%
Severe concern 26.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8537 S Muskegon Ave 3 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 14
Sewer Cleaning Inspection Request
Alderman
311 RequestMar 02
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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