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2831 S Emerald Ave 1

Bridgeport, Chicago IL 60616 17283100130000 2 units · 1888

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. 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 Bridgeport
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Bridgeport average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1888
Stories
Building area2,144 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17283100130000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Kwan H Ng
Mailing address
2831 S Emerald

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 2831 S Emerald Ave 1 in Bridgeport, owned by Kwan H Ng, is an 1888 construction that has experienced minimal and primarily infrastructure-related issues over the past seven years. The property has generated a total of six service requests to the 311 system, all of which occurred in 2025, with the most recent being an open complaint about an abandoned vehicle in May 2026. The service requests have primarily focused on street and alley maintenance, including two reports of potholes in July and March 2025, both of which were successfully resolved. Additionally, there were two tree trim requests submitted in July and December 2025; however, these were closed under the notice that such requests were no longer being accepted. The relatively low number of service requests and the nature of these complaints, primarily related to public infrastructure rather than the building itself, suggests a stable property condition with no significant resident experience or safety concerns on record.

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Risk rating

How 2831 S Emerald Ave 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

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
60thpercentile

Out of 3117 buildings in this neighborhood, 1247 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
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.

Township: Lake

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 70.3%
Moderate concern 20.9%
Severe concern 8.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2831 S Emerald Ave 1 event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 22
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
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