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7849 S Coles Chicago

South Shore, Chicago IL 60649 21304140130000 24 units · 1925

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 Shore — not a forecast
Above average
avg 5.9
66
FewerMore

This building has 66 building violations (7y), above the South Shore average of 5.9.

Building characteristics
Units24
Year built1925
Stories
Building area14,946 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)21304140130000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
2506 N Clark St#101

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Initial analysis

The 24-unit apartment building at 7849 S Coles in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, built in 1925 and currently owned by 7849 SOUTH COLES LLC, has experienced significant maintenance challenges over the past seven years. The property has accumulated 66 building code violations, with a concerning cluster of recent activity in early 2025, including multiple unresolved complaint-driven inspections between February and April 2025. This pattern of violations appears to be focused on plumbing issues, as evidenced by three separate plumbing-related 311 service requests between March and April 2026, along with two leak-related checks in January 2026. While the building has had one building permit issued in the past seven years, the relatively low number of permits compared to violations and service requests suggests limited proactive maintenance work. Of particular note, the building has experienced persistent plumbing problems, as indicated by multiple violations and service requests in this category, which could potentially impact resident comfort and building infrastructure.

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Risk rating

How 7849 S Coles 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 2804 buildings in this neighborhood, 2664 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
6%
No code
violation
94%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

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

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 94%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

7849 S Coles Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 01
Buildings - Plumbing Violation
311 City Services
311 RequestJan 30
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