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2038 W Pierce Chicago

Wicker Park, Chicago IL 60622 17061050160000 8 units · 1999

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Wicker Park
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Wicker Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units8
Year built1999
Stories
Building area10,108 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)17061050160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
2032 2042 West Pierce
Mailing address
1000 W Washington Blvd

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AI summary

The 8-unit residential building at 2038 W Pierce Street in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, constructed in 1999, is currently experiencing a cluster of tree-related issues as evidenced by multiple recent service requests in 2026. Most notably, there are three open tree-related incidents, including a tree emergency and a tree removal inspection filed in April 2026, and a tree debris clean-up request filed in June 2026. The building's maintenance record shows a total of 17 service requests in the past seven years, with 32 requests when including the associated parcel at 2042 West Pierce. Other recent incidents of note include a dead animal pick-up request in June 2026, which has since been addressed, and a clean and green program request that was successfully completed. There was also a parking-related complaint regarding e-scooter parking in April 2026, which has been resolved. While the building's overall service request volume over the past seven years is relatively moderate, the recent concentration of tree-related issues suggests emerging concerns with the property's landscape management.

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Risk rating

How 2038 W Pierce Chicago'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
16thpercentile

Out of 1716 buildings in this neighborhood, 1441 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
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Number of units

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 27.2%
Moderate concern 61.0%
Severe concern 11.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

2038 W Pierce Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 12
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request
311 RequestJun 12
Clean and Green Program Request

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