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9121 S Laflin St

Washington Heights, Chicago IL 60620 25053020080000 6 units · 1929

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 Washington Heights — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.2
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Heights average of 3.2.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1929
Stories
Building area8,586 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25053020080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
440 Lake St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit building at 9121 S Laflin Street in Washington Heights, owned by THE CHICAGO TR 4147, has been experiencing some infrastructure challenges since at least 2020. Most notably, there are three unresolved building code violations recorded in recent years, two of which date from March 2022 and relate to permit-related inspections, while one from February 2020 stemmed from a complaint-driven inspection. The property has generated a total of five 311 service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent being an abandoned vehicle complaint from March 2026. Previous 311 incidents included a street light issue in October 2025, and multiple tree-related concerns in November 2024, though one tree removal inspection related service request remains open.

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Risk rating

How 9121 S Laflin 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
10thpercentile

Out of 576 buildings in this neighborhood, 518 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
28%
No code
violation
72%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 72%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

9121 S Laflin St event timeline

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

2022
Building Violation Mar 09 Serious
PERMIT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 09
PERMIT

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