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1042 W 31St Pl

Bridgeport, Chicago IL 60608 17322020220000 2 units · 1878

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 Bridgeport
Above average
avg 1.0
2
FewerMore

This building has 2 building violations (7y), above the Bridgeport average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1878
Stories
Building area2,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17322020220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1042 W 31St Place

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1042 W 31st Place in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, owned by Stanley and Karen Staszak, has maintained a relatively low record of building violations and service requests over the past seven years, though several concerning patterns have emerged. The 145-year-old property, constructed in 1878, currently has two open building code violations dating from February 2022 related to a complaint-driven inspection that remains unresolved as of the latest available data. The building's municipal service history shows four 311 service requests in recent years, including two instances of garbage cart maintenance (July 2025), one report of sanitation code violation (February 2026), and an abandoned vehicle complaint (July 2025), all of which have been resolved. While the total number of violations and service requests is relatively small, the presence of unresolved building code violations from 2022 warrants attention, especially considering they are the only building violations recorded against the property in the past seven years. The owners have also secured two building permits during this period, though the specific nature and impact of these permits on the property are not detailed in the records.

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Risk rating

How 1042 W 31St 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
11thpercentile

Out of 3117 buildings in this neighborhood, 2774 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 33.7%
Moderate concern 51.1%
Severe concern 15.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1042 W 31St 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
Sanitation Code Violation
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