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118 N Mayfield Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16084130140000 2 units · 1917

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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1917
Stories
Building area3,406 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16084130140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
118 N Mayfield

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 118 N Mayfield Ave in the Austin neighborhood, owned by Don & Ruthel Murphy, has experienced several significant issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved building code violations recorded as of August 2023, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections. These open violations, recorded on the same date, suggest ongoing compliance challenges that have not yet been addressed. The property has also generated a notable number of service requests to the city, with 16 calls logged over the past seven years. Recent service requests from 2026 include concerns about water quality (Water Lead Test Kit Request), recycling (Blue Recycling Cart request), and utility issues (No Water Complaint), indicating some basic service and maintenance challenges. While there have been two yard waste pick-up requests earlier in 2026, both of these were successfully completed (marked as Closed). The building's records show relatively few resolved issues in recent years, with only one documented building permit in the past seven years. Given the concentration of open violations and service requests in 2026, particularly those related to water and utility services, it appears there are ongoing maintenance and infrastructure challenges affecting this property.

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Risk rating

How 118 N Mayfield 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
4thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6934 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
24%
No code
violation
76%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 76%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

118 N Mayfield Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 04
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestMay 11
No Water Complaint

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