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8439 S Blackstone Chicago

Avalon Park, Chicago IL 60619 20354080010000 10 units · 1920

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 Avalon Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 3.1
10
FewerMore

This building has 10 building violations (7y), above the Avalon Park average of 3.1.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1920
Stories
Building area7,736 sq ft
Property class314
PIN (Cook County parcel)20354080010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
10 S Lasalle St #2750

Landlord portfolio

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

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Initial analysis

The 10-unit, 1920-built residential building at 8439 S Blackstone in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, with the most significant problems centered around unresolved building code violations from March 2022. These six complaint-driven inspection violations remain open as of the latest data. The property has recorded a total of 10 building violations and 17 service requests in the past seven years, while the owner, CTLTC 008002376084, has faced 76 total building violations and 70 service requests across 4 parcels. Recent infrastructure concerns include a water lead test kit request from July 2025 that remains unresolved, which is particularly noteworthy given public health concerns related to lead contamination. The building's documented issues also include plumbing violations (closed) from December 2025, a leak check request (closed) from May 2025, and a no water complaint (closed) from November 2024. While there have been some resolved service requests, the persistent nature of the violations and open requests, particularly those related to building safety and water quality, suggests ongoing maintenance and safety oversight challenges at this property.

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Risk rating

How 8439 S Blackstone 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
5thpercentile

Out of 256 buildings in this neighborhood, 243 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
13%
No code
violation
87%
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.

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.

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 87%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8439 S Blackstone Chicago event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 29
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJul 30
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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