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2836 W 38Th Pl

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16363190330000 2 units · 1924

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Brighton Park
Above average
avg 0.8
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), above the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1924
Stories
Building area1,978 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16363190330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Nitin
Mailing address
2836 W 38Th Pl

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2836 W 38th Place in Brighton Park, owned by Nitin, has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years. Most concerning is an unresolved permit-related violation from April 2024, which represents the only building code violation recorded for this property during this period. The building's 311 service history shows multiple issues between 2024 and 2026, including two fly dumping incidents and two vacant/abandoned building complaints in May and March 2025 respectively, all of which have been resolved. In April 2024, there was also a violation related to construction work being conducted without the proper permits, though this appears to have been addressed. The most recent interaction with the city's 311 system was an information-only request in February 2026. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a two-unit building over this period, the unresolved permit-related violation and the sequence of vacant/abandonment complaints in 2025 suggest there were periods of concern regarding the building's occupancy and maintenance status.

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Risk rating

How 2836 W 38Th Pl'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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
13thpercentile

Out of 3956 buildings in this neighborhood, 3442 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago 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 severity forecast
No violation 45.7%
Moderate concern 38.6%
Severe concern 15.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2836 W 38Th Pl event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Feb 02
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
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