Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2004-24103-R-1 Patel

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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: $8,601
IMPR.: $36,344
TOTAL: $44,945
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Prital Patel
DOCKET NO.: 04-24103.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 09-23-102-264-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Prital Patel, 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 15-year old, one-story
dwelling of masonry construction containing 1,850 square feet of
living area with a full, unfinished basement, central air
conditioning, a fireplace, and a two 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. The appellant's map indicates two
comparables are located in close proximity to the subject and two
comparables are located one-quarter to three-quarters of a mile
from the subject. The comparables are one or one and one-half
story masonry dwellings that are 38 to 67 years old. Two
comparables have unfinished basements and two comparables have
partial basements. Two comparables have central air conditioning
and two comparables have fireplaces. Their living areas are from
1,904 to 2,125 square feet in size, and have improvement
assessments of $12.67 to $15.38 per square foot. The subject
property has an improvement assessment of $19.65 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