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1620 W 38Th St 2

Mckinley Park, Chicago IL 60609 17314230190000 3 units · 1900

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 Mckinley Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Mckinley Park average of 0.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1900
Stories
Building area4,776 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17314230190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5750 S Nashville

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit building at 1620 W 38th St in McKinley Park, owned by R Ochoa, is a century-old structure dating back to 1900. The property's recent history over the past seven years shows minimal urban service interaction, with a total of five 311 service requests recorded specifically for the building, and an additional two requests associated with the property owner's other parcel. Both of the building's 311 service requests in late 2024 and early 2025 were related to building violations, though the specific nature of these violations is not detailed in the records. The property has also experienced three non-building related service requests since the beginning of 2025, including a blue recycling cart request, a tree trim request, and an abandoned vehicle complaint, all of which have since been resolved. Looking further back, two air pollution complaints were filed against the property in 2012, though both were determined to be invalid upon resolution. Overall, while the building has had some service requests and violations, particularly in the last year, the frequency and nature of issues appear relatively standard for a structure of its age and size in the city.

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Risk rating

How 1620 W 38Th St 2'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
14thpercentile

Out of 1411 buildings in this neighborhood, 1213 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
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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 rooms

Total room count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 44%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1620 W 38Th St 2 event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jan 04
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