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8759 S Commercial

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 26062030220000

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
At or below average
avg 2.9
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), at or below the South Chicago average of 2.9.

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
Units
Year built1928
Stories2.0
Building area12,970 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)26062030220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10539 Ave O

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Initial analysis

The two-story residential building at 8759 S Commercial in South Chicago, owned by Raul N Gonzalez, has a modest record over the past seven years since its construction in 1928. The building currently has two open building code violations from August 27, 2020, stemming from a complaint-driven inspection, which remain unresolved as of the most recent data. The property's service request history includes ten incidents recorded through the 311 system, with the most recent requests from April 2026, involving a street light outage, sewer cleaning inspection, and a pothole complaint in the surrounding area. The frequency of street light-related issues is notable, with three such complaints reported between 2025-2026, along with two pothole complaints (one in October 2024 and another in March 2026), all of which have been resolved. While the building itself has only two violations on record, it's important to note the street maintenance issues in the immediate vicinity, particularly regarding roadway lighting and potholes, which appear to be ongoing concerns.

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Risk rating

How 8759 S Commercial'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
3rdpercentile

Out of 2611 buildings in this neighborhood, 2533 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

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.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 81%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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8759 S Commercial event timeline

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2020
Building Violation Aug 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 27
COMPLAINT

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