Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2005-23789-R-1 McKeown

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Based on the facts and exhibits presented, the Property Tax
Appeal Board hereby finds no change in the assessment of the
property as established by the Cook County Board of Review is
warranted. The correct assessed valuation of the property is:
LAND: $7,355
IMPR.: $28,762
TOTAL: $36,117
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: William McKeown
DOCKET NO.: 05-23789.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 18-09-305-030-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
William McKeown, the appellant, by attorney Rusty A. Payton of
the Law Offices of Rusty A. Payton, P.C., Chicago, Illinois; and
the Cook County Board of Review.
The subject property consists of a 48-year old, one-story
dwelling of masonry construction containing 1,291 square feet of
living area with a full, unfinished basement, central air
conditioning, a fireplace, and a one car garage.
The appellant submitted evidence before the Property Tax Appeal
Board claiming unequal treatment in the assessment process as the
basis of the appeal. In support of the equity argument, the
appellant submitted a grid analysis detailing four suggested
comparable properties and Exhibit 1 listing three additional
comparables. The appellant's map indicates the comparables
listed on the grid analysis are located one-quarter to three-quarters
of a mile from the subject. The comparables are one-story
or one and one-half story frame or masonry dwellings that
are 51 to 64 years old. One comparable has a partial basement
and three comparables have no basements. One comparable has
central air conditioning and a fireplace. Their living areas are
from 1,448 to 1,610 square feet in size, and have improvement
assessments of $15.86 to $17.50 per square foot. The additional
comparables are 1,284 to 1,565 square feet in size and have
improvement assessments of $17.67 to $17.79 per square foot. The
subject property has an improvement assessment of $22.28 per
square foot. Based on this evidence, the appellant requested a
reduction in the subject's improvement assessment.
The board of review submitted its "Board of Review Notes on
Appeal" wherein the subject's final assessment was disclosed. In
support of the subject's assessment, the board of review offered
the property characteristic sheets and a spreadsheet detailing