Property Tax Appeal Services

Property Tax Appeal Services

We challenge inflated commercial property assessments at every level — Cook County Assessor, Board of Review, PTAB, and Circuit Court. Contingency basis. 98% success rate.

Appeals by Property Type

• Office Buildings — Loop, West Loop, River North, suburban. Post-pandemic vacancy and cap rate analysis.
• Retail Properties — Michigan Avenue, neighborhood retail, strip centers, big box. Dark store theory.
• Industrial & Warehouse — Manufacturing, distribution, logistics. Functional obsolescence, Class 6b incentives.
• Hotels & Hospitality — Full-service, select-service, extended-stay. RevPAR and income-based valuation.
• Data Centers — Real property vs. personal property segregation. Component-level analysis.
• Multifamily — 7+ unit buildings at the commercial 25% rate. Rent roll and income approach.
• Vacant Land — Brownfields, parking lots, land-banked parcels. Environmental and zoning adjustments.
• Tax Incentives — Class 6b, 7a, 7b, 8, Class C. Application, renewal, and combined strategy.

Understanding the Process

• How Cook County Property Tax Appeals Work — Triennial cycle, equalization factor, four levels of appeal, deadlines.
• Appeal Schedule & Deadlines — Current filing windows by township.
• First-Time Commercial Property Owners — What new owners need to know.

City of Chicago — 2024 Reassessment

• Lake Township — The Loop, River North, Gold Coast, Streeterville
• Hyde Park Township — Hyde Park, Kenwood, South Shore
• South Chicago Township — South Chicago, East Side, Hegewisch
• Rogers Park Township — Rogers Park, Edgewater, Uptown
• Jefferson Township — Garfield Park, Austin, Humboldt Park
• Norwood Park Township — Norwood Park, Edison Park

North & Northwest Suburbs — 2025 Reassessment

• Elk Grove Township — Elk Grove Village, O’Hare logistics
• Schaumburg Township — Schaumburg, Woodfield, Hoffman Estates
• Palatine Township — Palatine, Rolling Meadows
• Maine Township — Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Niles
• Niles Township — Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove
• Evanston Township — Evanston, Northwestern area
• Leyden Township — Franklin Park, Northlake, Schiller Park
• Wheeling Township — Wheeling, Buffalo Grove
• New Trier Township — Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe
• Barrington Township — Barrington, Inverness
• Hanover Township — Hanover Park, Bartlett
• Berwyn Township — Berwyn, Cermak Road
• Cicero Township — Cicero, Cicero Avenue

South & Southwest Suburbs — 2026 Reassessment

• Thornton Township — Harvey, Dolton, South Holland
• Bloom Township — Chicago Heights, Steger
• Bremen Township — Oak Forest, Midlothian, Markham
• Rich Township — Matteson, Park Forest, Olympia Fields
• Calumet Township — Riverdale, Burnham
• Orland Township — Orland Park, Tinley Park
• Worth Township — Worth, Chicago Ridge, Alsip
• Lyons Township — Brookfield, La Grange
• Proviso Township — Maywood, Bellwood, Melrose Park
• Riverside Township — Riverside, North Riverside
• Stickney Township — Stickney, Forest View, Burbank