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2515 W 38Th St 1

Brighton Park, Chicago IL 60632 16364250370000 4 units · 1901

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.

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
Units4
Year built1901
Stories
Building area4,900 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16364250370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2515 W 38Th St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 2515 W 38th St in Brighton Park, owned by Jose and Judith Paz, has been standing since 1901 and is part of a two-parcel ownership. The building's recent history shows particular attention to water safety, with two open requests for water lead test kits in March 2026, suggesting current concerns about water quality that warrant monitoring. The property has experienced recurring issues with waste management, evidenced by multiple missed garbage pick-up complaints in 2025 (September and June), though these cases have been resolved. March 2025 appears to have been a period of attention to property aesthetics, with two graffiti removal requests in June and August of that year being addressed. Historically, the building had one other environmental complaint in 1999, though the nature and resolution of this incident are not specified in the available data. The frequency and recent nature of the water testing requests, in particular, stand out as the most relevant current concern for prospective tenants, while the other issues represent typical urban property maintenance challenges that have been addressed through normal service channels.

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Risk rating

How 2515 W 38Th St 1'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
9thpercentile

Out of 3962 buildings in this neighborhood, 3605 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
52%
No code
violation
48%
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.

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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 48%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

2515 W 38Th St 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 05
Water Lead Test Kit Request
311 RequestMar 02
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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