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131 S Pulaski

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16141040010000 5 units · 1929

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
56
FewerMore

This building has 56 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1929
Stories
Building area10,383 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)16141040010000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2842 N Milwaukee Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 131 S Pulaski in Garfield Park, owned by Manuel Alvarado and constructed in 1929, has experienced significant regulatory scrutiny over the past seven years. Most notably, there are currently 7 unresolved building code violations that were identified during complaint-driven inspections in April 2026, along with two additional open building violations and plumbing violations reported in May 2026. The property has accumulated a total of 56 building violations and 42 311 service requests during this period, with the owner maintaining 4 total parcels across the properties. The building's record shows consistent maintenance issues, particularly in the past year, where 7 plumbing violations were addressed, though most were closed promptly between April and May 2026, except for one plumbing violation from May 2026 that remains open. The owner has only obtained 3 building permits in the past seven years, which is relatively low given the volume of violations and service requests on record.

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Risk rating

How 131 S Pulaski'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
1stpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3958 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
14%
No code
violation
86%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 86%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

131 S Pulaski event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request Jul 27
Building Violation
Fire
311 RequestJun 19
Buildings - Plumbing Violation

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