211 West Fort Detroit.pdf
211 West Fort Detroit LLC Petitioner V City Of Detroit Respondent · 26-000929-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 211 WEST FORT DETROIT, LLC Petitioner, v. MTT Docket No. _______________ Parcel ID No. 02000169-70 CITY OF DETROIT, Respondent. ______________________________________________________________________ RASHID LAW, PLLC By: Carl Rashid, Jr. (P23915) Attorneys for Petitioner 520 Renaud Road Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1779 (313) 400-2430 carlr@rashidlawpllc.com ______________________________________________________________________ PETITION Petitioner, 211 WEST FORT DETROIT, LLC, by its attorneys, RASHID LAW, PLLC, for its Petition against Respondent, CITY OF DETROIT , states as follows: 1. Petitioner is a Michigan limited liability company which owns real property located in the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, State of Michigan. 2. Respondent, CITY OF DETROIT is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan and situated in the County of Wayne, State of Michigan. 3. Petitioner is the owner of an office building located at 211 West Fort St., in the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, and is identified on Respondent’s assessment rolls as Parcel ID No. 02000169-70. 4. Petitioner’s real property is located within the Detroit Public Schools District and Wayne County Community College District. 5. Petitioner’s real property is classified as commercial real property pursuant to the provisions of MCL 211.34c(2)(b). 6. This matter involves an appeal of the assessed value and taxable value of Petitioner’s real property for the 2026 tax year.
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7. The assessed value of Petitioner’s real property, as determined by Respondent for the 2026 tax year, is $13,178,300 and its taxable value is $12,837,500, resulting in a true cash value of $26,356,600. 8. Petitioner contends that 50% of the true cash value of its real property on December 31, 2025, was an amount less than $8,500,000. 9. The amount of taxable value in dispute for the 2026 tax year is approximately $4,337,500. 10. The subject real property is assessed at a value substantially in excess of 50% of true cash value in violation of Const. 1963, Art. IX, Sec. 3 and Sec. 27 of the General Property Tax Act, being MCL 211.27. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that the Michigan Tax Tribunal enter its order determining the assessed and taxable value of the subject real property for the 2026 tax year to be an amount less than $8,500,000 and requiring Respondent to correct its assessment roll in accordance with such determination and to refund to Petitioner any and all taxes paid in excess of such determination with interest, costs and fees. Respectfully submitted, RASHID LAW, PLLC By: /s/Carl Rashid, Jr. Carl Rashid, Jr. (P23915) Attorneys for Petitioner 520 Renaud Road Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1779 (313) 400-2430 carlr@rashidlawpllc.com Dated: May 7, 2026
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5/13/26, 12:22 PM Payment Receipt Application: Merchant: Merchant City/State: Merchant Location Code: Payment Status: Result Message: Confirmation Number: Payment Date: Posting Date: Billing Information: Payment Amount: Card Type: Account #: Authorization Code: Method: PayPoint - Payment Receipt Michigan Tax Tribunal - 8023112272 Michigan Tax Tribunal Dimondale, MI 00001 Settled Payment completed and settled successfully. 26050884537587 05/08/2026 05/08/2026 Carl Rashid Jr 520 Renaud Road Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 (313) 400-2430 carlrashid48@gmail.com 600.00 USD AMEX XXXXXXXXXXXX4006 276770 Not Present https://admin.thepayplace.com/epayadmin/paymentreceipt.aspx?poppage=true 7m