Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2003-25193-R-1 Cupkovic / Simon

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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: $ 11,712
IMPR.: $ 94,075
TOTAL: $ 105,787
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Walter Cupkovic and Sheri Simon
DOCKET NO.: 03-25193.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 14-29-119-002-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Walter Cupkovic and Sheri Simon, the appellants, by attorney
Patrick J. Cullerton of Thompson Coburn Fagel Haber, and the Cook
County Board of Review.
The subject property consists of a 15-year-old, two-story,
single-family dwelling of frame construction containing 3,149
square feet of living area and located in Lake View Township,
Cook County. Features of the home include three and one-half
bathrooms, a full-finished basement, air-conditioning, a
fireplace and a two-car detached garage.
The appellants, through counsel, submitted evidence before the
Property Tax Appeal Board arguing unequal treatment in the
assessment process of the improvement as the basis of the appeal.
In support of this claim, the appellants submitted assessment
data and descriptive information on four properties suggested as
comparable to the subject. The appellants also submitted a two-page
brief, four location maps, photographs and Cook County
Assessor's Internet Database sheets for the subject and the
suggested comparables and a copy of the board of review's
decision. Based on the appellants' documents, the four suggested
comparables consist of two-story or three-story, single-family
dwellings of frame, masonry or frame and masonry construction
located within 0.25 miles of the subject. The improvements range
in size from 2,368 to 3,382 square feet of living area and range
in age from nine to sixteen years. The comparables contain two
and one-half or five and one-half bathrooms, a partial or full-finished
basement and a two-car garage. Three comparables
contain air-conditioning as well as one or two fireplaces. The
improvement assessments range from $26.06 to $28.26 per square
foot of living area.