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8851 S Harper Ave

Calumet Heights, Chicago IL 60619 25022150420000 2 units · 1954

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Calumet Heights — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Calumet Heights average of 2.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1954
Stories
Building area2,145 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25022150420000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8851 S Harper Ave

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Initial analysis

The property at 8851 S Harper Ave is a two-unit residential building located in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood, constructed in 1954 and currently owned by Carolyn E McNeil. The building's service request history over the past seven years shows a total of four documented 311 service requests, with the most recent being an open request from June 2026 regarding garbage cart maintenance. Prior to this, there were two closed garbage cart maintenance requests in June and July 2025, as well as a street light outage complaint from June 2024 that has been resolved. The pattern of service requests suggests recurring issues with garbage cart maintenance, as evidenced by three separate requests for this service over roughly a two-year period, with only one currently remaining open in 2026. The building's service request record shows no safety-related incidents or major maintenance issues that would significantly impact resident experience, though the frequency of garbage cart maintenance requests could indicate some ongoing challenges in this area.

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Risk rating

How 8851 S Harper 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
90thpercentile

Out of 496 buildings in this neighborhood, 50 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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8851 S Harper Ave event timeline

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2021
311 Request Oct 28
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
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