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1616 W 38Th St

Mckinley Park, Chicago IL 60609 17314230200000 4 units · 1898

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 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
Units4
Year built1898
Stories
Building area3,312 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17314230200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1616 W 38 Th St

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Initial analysis

The four-unit property at 1616 W 38th Street in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood is a historic building constructed in 1898, currently owned by Augustin Murillo. The building's recent service request history over the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only two documented 311 service requests in 2025. Both requests were related to exterior maintenance issues: an alley pothole complaint in April 2025 and a tree trim request in March 2025, though it's worth noting that the city no longer accepts tree trim requests through this channel. Both of these service requests have been closed, indicating they were addressed. Given the age of the building and its limited service request history, this property appears to have maintained relative stability, though the small number of documented service requests over this period should be considered in the context of potential undocumented issues that may exist in a building of this age.

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Risk rating

How 1616 W 38Th St'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
26thpercentile

Out of 1411 buildings in this neighborhood, 1044 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
66%
No code
violation
34%
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.

Number of units

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

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 34%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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