Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2005-23763-R-1 Chicoine

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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: $2,237
IMPR.: $11,410
TOTAL: $13,647
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Russell Chicoine
DOCKET NO.: 05-23763.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 24-24-306-025-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Russell Chicoine, 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 52-year old, one-story
dwelling of frame construction containing 986 square feet of
living area with a slab foundation 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 the
comparables are located one-half to one and one-quarter mile from
the subject. The comparables are one-story frame dwellings that
are 57 to 97 years old with no basements. Their living areas are
from 899 to 972 square feet in size, and have improvement
assessments of $5.12 to $7.53 per square foot. The subject
property has an improvement assessment of $11.57 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
four suggested comparable properties. One comparable is located
on the same block as the subject, one comparable is located in
close proximity to the subject, and two comparables are located
one and one-quarter mile from the subject according to the
property index numbers. The comparable properties consist of
one-story frame dwellings that are 52 to 66 years old. One
comparable has a full, unfinished basement, one comparable has a