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8730 S Mackinaw Ave 2

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 26051010280000 2 units · 1883

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 built1883
Stories
Building area2,208 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)26051010280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Victor Liles
Mailing address
7710 4Th Avenue North

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 8730 South Mackinaw Avenue, located in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood, is a two-story structure dating back to 1883 and currently owned by Victor Liles. The property has generated a total of nine service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with a notable cluster of street lighting issues occurring in late 2025 and early 2026. Between November 2025 and May 2026, there were six documented complaints regarding street light outages, all of which have been marked as closed in the system. While these light-related issues represent the majority of complaints on record, it's worth noting that such infrastructure problems occurred on public property rather than directly within the residential building itself. Since the street light complaints have been consistently addressed and closed, there are no current ongoing service issues affecting the property. The building's age of 140 years and relatively low number of recorded complaints over the past seven years could suggest either good maintenance practices or potentially underreported issues, though there is no way to determine this from the available data.

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Risk rating

How 8730 S Mackinaw Ave 2'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
58thpercentile

Out of 2603 buildings in this neighborhood, 1093 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
57%
No code
violation
43%
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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 25.8%
Moderate concern 38.1%
Severe concern 36.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

8730 S Mackinaw Ave 2 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 16
Street Light Out Complaint
CDOT - Department of Transportation
311 RequestApr 23
Street Light Out Complaint

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