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5005 Smokey Valley

Bull Creek, Austin TX 78731 0141090217 2 units · 1985

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.

Code Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Bull Creek — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 code violations (7y), at or below the Bull Creek average of 0.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Buildings on parcel1
Year built1985
Total area6,587 sq ft
Property type2 FAM DWELLING
Geo ID (TCAD parcel)0141090217
Ownership

Registered owner per Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD).

Owner name
Mailing address
5005 Smokey Valley, Austin, TX, 78731

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Initial analysis

The property at 5005 Smokey Valley in Austin's Bull Creek neighborhood is a two-unit residential building constructed in 1985, currently owned by Jonathan S. Shepard. The building's service request history from the past seven years shows minimal activity, with only six documented requests between late 2025 and mid-2026. The majority of these requests, totaling five, were related to waste management services provided by Austin Resource Recovery, covering three garbage collections, one recycling service, and one composting request, all of which have been successfully closed. The only other recorded service request during this period was for a street light issue addressed by Austin Energy in January 2026. The relatively low number of service requests and the consistent closure of these requests suggest that the building has experienced few significant issues affecting resident quality of life, though it's worth noting that the most recent cluster of service requests in 2026 primarily relates to routine municipal services.

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Risk rating

How 5005 Smokey Valley's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Austin Code enforcement data — code violations, complaint history, Repeat Offender Program activity, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that Austin Code 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

Austin Code rarely finds 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. Austin Code has found issues here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
53rdpercentile

Out of 66 buildings in this neighborhood, 31 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
90%
No code
violation
10%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

Total improvement square footage is a proxy for property scale and the number of systems that can need maintenance.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 10%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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5005 Smokey Valley event timeline

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2021
311 Request Nov 03
Austin Code - Request Code Officer
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