Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2005-20324-R-1 Hallstrom

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Based on the facts and exhibits presented, the Property Tax
Appeal Board hereby finds a reduction 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: $ 6,494
IMPR. $35,506
TOTAL: $42,000
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
PTAB/TMcG.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Avid and Susan Hallstrom
DOCKET NO.: 05-20324.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 15-25-410-014-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB)
are Avid and Susan Hallstrom, the appellants and the Cook County
Board of Review (board).
The subject property consists of a 69-year-old, two-story single-family
dwelling of frame and masonry construction and located in
Riverside Township, Cook County. The residence contains two and
one-half bathrooms, a finished partial basement, air
conditioning, a fireplace and a two-car garage. The appellants
question the subject's square foot of living area because the
second floor has a Mansard Roof and is smaller than the first
floor and therefore not 2,126 square feet of living area. As
evidence, they submitted the Assessor's buff card describing
their home as 2,126 square feet. The buff card shows 2,126
square feet and there is no other tangible evidence to dispute
that figure. Therefore, the PTAB will use the 2,126 figure used
by both the board and the appellants.
The appellants appeared before the PTAB and submitted evidence
claiming unequal treatment in the assessment process as the basis
of the appeal. In support of this argument, the appellants
offered three suggested comparable properties located within six
blocks of the subject. The appellants submitted an additional 16
suggested comparables but with descriptions limiting
comparability. The three suggested properties consist of two-story
single-family dwellings of frame and masonry or stucco
construction. The appellants failed to give the ages of the
comparables. The comparables have one or two bathrooms with some
half-baths. The appellants failed to give information on the
basements. One home has a fireplace and each site has a one or
two-car garage. The comparables contain between 1,607 and 2,136
square feet of living area and have improvement assessments
ranging from $22,000 to $26,777 or from $12.54 to $13.69 per