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8700 S Burley Chicago

South Chicago, Chicago IL 60617 26062050090000 356 units · 1969

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in South Chicago — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.9
265
FewerMore

This building has 265 building violations (7y), above the South Chicago average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units356
Year built1969
Stories
Building area334,582 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)26062050090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2850 S Michigan Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 356-unit building at 8700 S Burley in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood, owned by Elm Germano Millgate, has experienced significant challenges in recent years. Built in 1969, this property has accumulated a concerning total of 252 building code violations over the past seven years, with a particularly notable cluster of six unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in June 2026 alone. Additionally, there have been multiple ongoing infrastructure issues, with three open service requests related to street lighting and plumbing violations in June 2026, while two street light outages and a vicious animal complaint remain unresolved. The building's track record also includes 277 311 service requests in the past seven years, suggesting persistent maintenance and safety concerns. While there have been some resolved incidents such as a pothole complaint and an injured animal report in May/June 2026, the concentration of open violations and service requests indicates ongoing challenges that may affect resident quality of life and safety.

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Risk rating

How 8700 S Burley 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

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, 2611 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
3%
No code
violation
97%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 97%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8700 S Burley Chicago event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Aug 04 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 04
COMPLAINT

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