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8956 S Elizabeth Chicago

Washington Heights, Chicago IL 60620 25051220300000 8 units · 1929

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Washington Heights
At or below average
avg 3.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Heights average of 3.2.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1929
Stories
Building area7,274 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)25051220300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Maple Crest Il Llllp
Mailing address
8700 E Pinnacle #221

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AI summary

The eight-unit residential building at 8956 S Elizabeth in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood, owned by Maple Crest IL LLLLP, has been in operation since 1929. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 16 service requests through the 311 system, with a notably concerning pattern emerging in late 2025. During that period, the building experienced multiple sanitation code violations, with five such complaints filed between September and December 2025, suggesting potential ongoing maintenance or cleanliness issues. Additionally, there were two infrastructure-related concerns during this time, including a check for leaks in December 2025. Prior to this cluster of violations, the only recorded environmental complaint was from 2016 regarding illegal dumping, which was ultimately deemed unfounded. While some of the more recent sanitation violations might indicate emerging patterns requiring attention, it's important to note that all recorded complaints have reached a closed status, though this does not necessarily indicate resolution of any underlying issues.

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Risk rating

How 8956 S Elizabeth 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

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
24thpercentile

Out of 569 buildings in this neighborhood, 432 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 17.2%
Moderate concern 43.0%
Severe concern 39.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8956 S Elizabeth Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 22
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestDec 01
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