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712 Sparks Ave

Hancock, Austin TX 78705 0215060219 1 units · 1924

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.

Code Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Hancock — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 code violations (7y), at or below the Hancock average of 0.2.

Building characteristics
Units1
Buildings on parcel1
Year built1924
Total area921 sq ft
Property typeGARAGE APARTMENT
Geo ID (TCAD parcel)0215060219
Ownership

Registered owner per Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD).

Owner name
Mailing address
712 Sparks Ave, Austin, TX, 78705

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Initial analysis

The single-unit garage apartment at 712 Sparks Ave in the Hancock neighborhood, owned by Michel Edythe S, is a 1924 structure with a relatively low frequency of reported issues over the past seven years, recording only nine service requests through the 311 system. The most notable recent activity, occurring throughout 2026, has primarily involved standard municipal services such as compost collection, bulk item pickup, dead animal collection, and brush removal, all of which were properly closed out by Austin Resource Recovery. At the end of 2025, there was one parking violation enforcement request processed by Austin Transportation and Public Works. Additionally, there was a short-term rental complaint filed in September 2025 through Austin Development Services, though the outcome or resolution details of this particular complaint are not specified in the record. The overall record suggests minimal disruption or problematic incidents within the past seven years, with regular municipal service requests being the predominant activity recorded.

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Risk rating

How 712 Sparks Ave'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
55thpercentile

Out of 316 buildings in this neighborhood, 142 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

ZIP code (78705)

The ZIP code captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Austin ZIP codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

712 Sparks Ave event timeline

Code violations, complaints, Repeat Offender Program activity, permits, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Jul 14
ARR - Pet Search
Austin Resource Recovery
311 RequestJul 10
ARR - Dead Animal Collection

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