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720 E 38Th Chicago

Oakland, Chicago IL 60653 17344330060000 8 units · 2010

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, but our model still flags a rising risk of maintenance problems in the next 12 months. That forecast comes from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area, not from this building's own record — treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as evidence of a problem. 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 Oakland — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 4.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Oakland average of 4.2.

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
Units8
Year built2010
Stories
Building area16,008 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)17344330060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
Po Box 52427

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Initial analysis

The 8-unit residential building at 720 E 38th Street in Chicago's Oakland neighborhood, owned by Oakwood Shores Phase2D, was constructed in 2010 and has undergone limited documented activity over the past seven years. The building's records show a total of three building violations and 20 service requests through the city's 311 system. The most recent service requests were submitted in April 2025, both relating to tree trimming matters, while an E-scooter parking complaint from October 2024 represents the only complaint directly impacting resident experience or safety of the three identified service requests. It's noteworthy that the two tree trim requests are no longer being accepted, and there appears to be no record of repeated patterns in service requests or violations that would suggest systematic maintenance or management issues. The relative recency of the service requests and the nature of the concerns suggest more attention has been paid to property upkeep in recent years, though the limited number of incidents over the seven-year period could also indicate either effective management practices or underreporting of issues.

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Risk rating

How 720 E 38Th 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

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
20thpercentile

Out of 132 buildings in this neighborhood, 106 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
34%
No code
violation
66%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 66%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

720 E 38Th Chicago event timeline

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2023
311 Request Aug 24
No Air Conditioning
311 City Services

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