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8727 S Commercial Ave

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 26062030110000 6 units · 1898

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 South Chicago — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the South Chicago average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1898
Stories
Building area8,994 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)26062030110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8727 Commercial Av

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 8727 S Commercial Ave in South Chicago, owned by Adolph Salgado, has been standing since 1898 and has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are five open, unresolved building code violations resulting from complaint-driven inspections conducted on December 30, 2022, which indicate ongoing compliance issues that may affect resident safety and comfort. The property has also generated multiple service requests over the past seven years, including four 311 complaints and two water lead test kit requests, with the most recent request for a water lead test kit filed on December 25, 2025, which remains open. Between July 2024 and August 2025, there were three street light outage complaints in the vicinity, all of which were resolved. The building's violation and service request history suggests some neglect of maintenance and safety concerns, particularly in relation to the unresolved building code violations from late 2022 and the ongoing water quality testing request from 2025.

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Risk rating

How 8727 S Commercial 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
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Out of 2611 buildings in this neighborhood, 2507 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
23%
No code
violation
77%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 77%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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8727 S Commercial Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Dec 25
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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