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3848 S Albany Ave 2

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16363200380000 2 units · 1903

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.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Brighton Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.8
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Brighton Park average of 0.8.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area1,932 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16363200380000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3848 S Albany Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 3848 S Albany Ave 2 in Brighton Park, owned by Johnny Palma Rios, is a century-old brick structure built in 1903. The property has generated a total of five 311 service requests in the past seven years, with the most recent activity occurring in 2026. Currently, there are two open cases: an abandoned vehicle complaint from June 2026 and a water lead test kit request from April 2024, which could be relevant for resident health and safety concerns. The building's service request history includes a closed city vehicle sticker violation case from June 2026, a resolved sign repair request from November 2025, and a street light outage complaint from September 2025, indicating that while some issues have been addressed, there are ongoing concerns that require attention. The relatively low number of complaints filed over this period, totaling five across multiple years, suggests either limited incidents requiring municipal intervention or potentially underreported concerns at this location.

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Risk rating

How 3848 S Albany Ave 2'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
22ndpercentile

Out of 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 3090 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
65%
No code
violation
35%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Township: South Chicago

Located in South Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 35%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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3848 S Albany Ave 2 event timeline

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2024
311 Request Apr 10
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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