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3134 S Emerald Ave 1Fl

Bridgeport, Chicago IL 60616 17331000280000 3 units · 1888

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
5
FewerMore

This building has 5 building violations (7y), above the Bridgeport average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1888
Stories
Building area2,710 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17331000280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mei Lian Hu
Mailing address
1057 W 34Th Pl

Landlord portfolio

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 3134 S Emerald Ave in Bridgeport, owned by Mei Lian Hu, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1888. During the past seven years, the property has experienced a total of five building violations, with the most recent and currently open case dating from August 2021, indicating an unresolved compliance issue that could potentially impact resident safety or comfort. In 2019, there was a cluster of four complaint-driven violations recorded on July 10, though these were all resolved and marked as complied. The building's permit history shows only two permits issued in the past seven years, which is relatively low for a property of its age and size.

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Risk rating

How 3134 S Emerald Ave 1Fl'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
10thpercentile

Out of 3117 buildings in this neighborhood, 2805 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
42%
No code
violation
58%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 30.9%
Moderate concern 45.1%
Severe concern 24.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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3134 S Emerald Ave 1Fl event timeline

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

2021
Building Violation Aug 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN

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