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12151 S Emerald Ave

West Pullman, Chicago IL 60628 25281170180000

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Pullman — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 3.9
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), at or below the West Pullman average of 3.9.

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
Units
Year built1908
Stories
Building area2,024 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25281170180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
12151 S Emerald

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 12151 S Emerald Ave in the West Pullman neighborhood is a 1908 building currently owned by Edna P Johnson Sanders, with a relatively low number of violations and service requests on record over the past seven years. The building's most significant recent issues appear to be water-related, with four open street water complaints filed between March 16 and April 16, 2026, suggesting an ongoing infrastructure or drainage problem in the area. Additionally, there are three open complaint-driven inspection violations recorded on July 27, 2022, though the specific nature of these violations is not detailed in the available data. The property has had other miscellaneous service requests, including a street light outage complaint in March 2026 and an abandoned vehicle complaint from November 2025, both of which have been resolved. While the building's violation and service request numbers are not excessively high for a structure of its age, the recent pattern of water-related issues and unresolved violations warrants attention.

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Risk rating

How 12151 S Emerald Ave'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
21stpercentile

Out of 1015 buildings in this neighborhood, 802 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
44%
No code
violation
56%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 56%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

12151 S Emerald Ave event timeline

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2022
Building Violation Jul 27 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationJul 27
COMPLAINT

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