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3332 W 38Th St

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16354050330000 5 units · 1898

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in 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 Brighton Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1898
Stories
Building area3,294 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16354050330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3332 W 38Th Street

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 3332 W 38th Street in Brighton Park, owned by WENGS GROUP LLC, is a historic property constructed in 1898. The building has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years, with the most significant concern being two unresolved building code violations recorded on March 24, 2026, resulting from complaint-driven inspections. The property has a relatively low number of service requests overall, with four 311 calls logged during this period. These service requests include a routine information inquiry in April 2026, a recycling cart request in September 2025, a building violation report in August 2025, and a garbage cart maintenance issue in March 2024, all of which have been closed. While the building's permit activity is minimal with only one permit recorded in the past seven years, the two open building code violations from March 2026 represent the most pressing current concerns regarding the property's condition and safety compliance.

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Risk rating

How 3332 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
15thpercentile

Out of 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 3368 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
60%
No code
violation
40%
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.

Building size

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

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
Moderate failure risk 40%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

3332 W 38Th St event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation Mar 24 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMar 24
COMPLAINT

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