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8146 S Vernon Ave

Chatham, Chicago IL 60619 20342160350000 6 units · 1925

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Chatham — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 4.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Chatham average of 4.2.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1925
Stories
Building area6,819 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20342160350000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1812 S Federal St#47

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 8146 S Vernon Ave in Chatham, owned by Rachel Thomas doing business as B TA, has been in operation since 1925. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of nine 311 service requests associated with the property. The most recent significant cluster of incidents occurred in early 2026, when two business complaints were filed on February 12, both of which have since been closed. The previous two years have shown a concerning pattern of building-related issues, with four documented building violations between late 2024 and late 2025, including one building violation in October 2025 and another in December 2024. Additionally, there was a sanitation code violation recorded in December 2025. While all reported issues have been closed, the frequency and nature of the building violations, particularly in 2024 and 2025, suggest there may have been ongoing maintenance or safety concerns during that period. The building's service request history shows relatively few complaints overall, with only nine total service requests in seven years, which is below the average for similar properties in the area.

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Risk rating

How 8146 S Vernon 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
36thpercentile

Out of 1901 buildings in this neighborhood, 1217 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
41%
No code
violation
59%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 59%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8146 S Vernon Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 21
Sanitation Code Violation
311 RequestOct 28
Building Violation

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