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2742 W 38Th Pl 1Fl

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16364220240000 2 units · 1888

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Brighton Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area1,343 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16364220240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2742 W 38Th Pl

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Initial analysis

The two-unit, 1st-floor residential building at 2742 W 38th Place in Brighton Park, constructed in 1888 and currently owned by Jose L Gavina, has generated six service requests through the 311 system over the past seven years, with all but one being reported in a concentrated timeframe between late March and mid-April 2025. This recent cluster of activity includes multiple animal-related incidents, with reports of an injured animal and a stray animal complaint in April, as well as two 311 information calls on April 11, 2025. Prior to these incidents, there was a pothole complaint in the street on March 31, 2025, and a garbage cart maintenance issue on June 30, 2025. The building's service request history is relatively minimal overall, with no recorded complaints or service requests related to building-specific issues such as plumbing, heating, or structural problems, and the recent spike in service requests appears to be more related to neighborhood conditions rather than building-specific concerns.

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Risk rating

How 2742 W 38Th Pl 1Fl'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 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 2536 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
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Township: South Chicago

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Lot size

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Location

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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