Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2003-25389-R-1 Young

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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: $ 1,275
IMPR.: $ 6,453
TOTAL: $ 7,728
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
PTAB/BRW
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Tyreeta Young
DOCKET NO.: 03-25389.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 29-19-420-055-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Tyreeta Young, 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 is a 41-year old, one and one-half story
frame dwelling containing 1,080 square feet of living area with a
full, unfinished basement 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. On the appellant's map, three of the
comparables are located five blocks from the subject, and the
other comparable is located approximately 0.6 mile from the
subject. According to the appellant's grid analysis, the
comparables are one-story frame dwellings that are 38 to 46 years
old. Photographs supplied by the appellant indicate that one of
the comparables is a multi-level dwelling. None of the
comparables has a basement, and information on garages was not
disclosed. The dwellings have living areas that range in size
from 1,045 to 1,254 square feet, and their improvement
assessments range from $4.35 to $4.43 per square foot. The
subject property has an improvement assessment of $5.98 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 assessment was disclosed. In
support of the subject's assessment, the board of review offered
property characteristic sheets and a spreadsheet detailing four