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8742 S Throop St

Auburn Gresham, Chicago IL 60620 25051050240000 4 units · 1929

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 Auburn Gresham — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.6
21
FewerMore

This building has 21 building violations (7y), above the Auburn Gresham average of 3.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1929
Stories
Building area4,948 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25051050240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 208567

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 8742 S Throop St in Auburn Gresham, owned by David L Stewart, has experienced significant recent activity regarding building violations and service requests. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved complaint-driven building code violations as of late November 2024. Additionally, there appears to be a cluster of maintenance and safety-related service requests in June 2026, with three open cases including tree debris clean-up and a no building permit/construction issue. While six service requests from this period have been resolved, the nature and timing of these issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's record shows a total of 21 building violations and 25 service requests over the past seven years, indicating a relatively high frequency of reported issues, particularly in recent months. The property, constructed in 1929, has been subject to two parcels under the same ownership, with the current violations and service requests requiring attention to ensure resident safety and compliance with building codes.

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Risk rating

How 8742 S Throop St'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
7thpercentile

Out of 2843 buildings in this neighborhood, 2644 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
19%
No code
violation
81%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

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 81%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8742 S Throop St event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 08
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestJun 08
Water Quality Concern

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