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10004 S Emerald Ave 1

Washington Heights, Chicago IL 60628 25093080260000 2 units · 1913

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 Washington Heights — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.2
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Washington Heights average of 3.2.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1913
Stories
Building area2,918 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25093080260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
10004 S Emerald Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 10004 S Emerald Ave 1 in Washington Heights, owned by Robert A Dickinson, has been in operation since 1913. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of 21 service requests through the 311 system. The most recent activity, occurring in April 2026, was an abandoned vehicle complaint that has since been resolved. Notably, the majority of recent service requests (six out of seven within a concentrated timeframe in September 2025) were related to tree debris clean-up, indicating a specific environmental maintenance issue during that period. While all reported concerns have been officially closed, the clustering of tree debris requests suggests there was a significant weather or environmental event affecting the property and surrounding area in September 2025, though this seems to have been an isolated incident as no similar requests have been recorded in the subsequent months or years. The building's service request history appears typical for its age and location, with no recorded incidents that would directly impact resident safety or warrant particular concern.

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Risk rating

How 10004 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

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
36thpercentile

Out of 576 buildings in this neighborhood, 369 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
48%
No code
violation
52%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 52%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

10004 S Emerald Ave 1 event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Aug 08
Water Lead Test Visit Request
311 RequestMay 30
Sanitation Code Violation

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