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Fresh Look Properties LLC, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 26-000337-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

Fresh look properties LLC, 

 

Petitioner, 

v. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTT Docket No. 26-000337 

 

 

City Of Detroit, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Respondent. 

___________________________ 

 

 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

 

On 6/2/2026, I emailed the Proof of Service, Assessment Notice, Record Card, Valuation Report 

for this appeal to: 

 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

PO Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

 

And e-mailed a copy to Petitioner’s Representative: 

 

Obia Uzorka 

freshlookproperties@Outlook.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4866 Malibu Dr 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 

 

 

I declare that the statement above is true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief. 

 

 

 

Deon Dismuke 

 

Dated : 06/0/2026 

 

 

Deon Dismuke 

 

 

 

Appraiser III, MCAO 

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 

2 Woodward Ave., Suite 804 

Detroit, Michigan 48226

Requests to appeal to the March Board of Review can be submiƩed in several ways:

- Online- Hearings can be self-scheduled online based on availability. A hearing and submission of documents can be done online at hƩps://detroitmi.gov/mbor

- Via email at MBOR@detroitmi.gov.

- Mail: Signed and completed March Board of Review peƟƟon (Form 618-L-4035) to: Board of Review, AƩn: March Board of Review, 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 804, Detroit, MI 48226

- A drop box is also located outside the Woodward entrance of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. 

- In Person-Visit the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Property Assessment Board of Review, Suite 105, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. A representaƟve will schedule your hearing 

while you are in the office or will call to set up and confirm your hearing date and Ɵme.

If an agent is filing the appeal on behalf of the property owner, the authorizaƟon to act as the agent must be completed prior to the scheduled March 2025 Board of Review hearing.

YOUR REQUEST TO APPEAL TO THE MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 9, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

The Detroit Board of Review will be conducƟng appeal hearings at physical locaƟon and video conference hearings online: 

-CROWELL RECREATION CENTER, 16630 Lasher Rd., Detroit, MI 48219 * Hearings are scheduled for the following dates and Ɵmes: March 4th–14th, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

-HEILMANN RECREATION CENTER, 19601 Brock Ave., Detroit, MI 48205 * Hearings are scheduled for the following date and Ɵme: March 16th–28th, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

-Online: Zoom video conferencing hearing, Session on the web: hƩps://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/84964354612

-By Telephone: (Dial-In Number: +13017158592 - MeeƟng ID (84964354612# US (Washington DC)) or (Dial-in Number: +13126266799 -MeeƟng ID (84964354612# US (Chicago))

Each taxpayer is urged to prepare brief remarks and present any supporƟng documentaƟon and the peƟƟon to the Board of Review (L-4035 to the Board of Review prior to the hearing 

via email at mbor@detroitmi.gov. Due to the volume of appellants, the Ɵme allowed for each taxpayer will be limited. Save this noƟce for the Board of Review hearing, along with your 

copy of the Ɵmely submiƩed 2026 Personal Property Statement or Form 5076 and any other documentaƟon to support your claim. A non-resident may protest to the March Board of 

Review by leƩer. LeƩer appeals are to be accompanied by a completed Board of Review peƟƟon form (L-4035). The peƟƟon form approved by the State Tax Commission is available at 

www.michigan.gov/treasury. When you reach the site, click on Forms (at top of page), then click on Property Tax, then click on Board of Review.

Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and UƟlity Personal Property valuaƟons or exempƟon status may be appealed to the March Board of Review or directly to The Michigan Tax 

Tribunal. Appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal must be on the prescribed form. Forms and instrucƟons can be located at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. To appeal your assessment directly 

to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or a decision of the Board of Review, you must write to: THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL, P.O. BOX 30232, LANSING, MI. 48909. NO LATER THAN MAY 31st

The State Tax Commission may hear classificaƟon appeals for the current year only, prior to May 31st, if a personal property statement was filed Ɵmely and an appeal filed with the 

City of Detroit prior to the commencement of the March Board of Review as provided by MCL 211.19.

Leasehold Improvement InformaƟon: If this noƟce is for the personal property of a tenant who has installed leasehold improvements, the following is the Taxable Value (TV) and the 

State Equalized Value (SEV) of the leasehold improvement porƟon of the total property.

Taxpayers who did not file Form 5076 by February 20th to claim an exemption for Eligible Personal Property may appeal to the March Board of Review as provided by MCL 211.9o.

OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR (phone: 313 224-3011) or (email: AskTheAssessor@DetroitMi.gov)

2026 State Equalized Value (SEV):

2026 Taxable Value (TV):

PRIOR AMOUNT 

YEAR: 

CURRENT TENTATIVE 

AMOUNT YEAR:

2026

2025

$3,402

201 (COMMERCIAL-IMPROVED)

N GARFIELD N 44 FT 11 HUBBARD & KINGS L7 P20 PLATS, W C R 1/66 51.27 IRREG

.00%

% Exempt As "MBT Commercial Personal":

.00%

.00%

% Exempt As "MBT Industrial Personal":

.00%

% Exempt As "Homeowners Principal Residence":

2025

WAS

75,000

4. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE (SEV) :

1.000

3. TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR:

75,000

116,400

2. ASSESSED VALUE:

41,400

116,400

75,000

CHANGE FROM 

PRIOR YEAR TO 

CURRENT YEAR

PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION:

201 (COMMERCIAL-IMPROVED)

FRESH LOOK PROPERTIES, LLC

4635 JOHN R

4866 MALIBU DR

01001167.

DETROIT, MI 48226

2 WOODWARD AVE., SUITE 804

OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR

CITY OF DETROIT

FROM:

L-4400

This form is issued under the authority of P.A. 206 of 1893, Sec. 211.24 (c) and Sec.211.34c, as amended. This is a model assessment notice to be used by the local assessor.

PARCEL NUMBER:

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON 

NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL 

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION

Yes

No

PROPERTY ADDRESS:

41,400

The change in taxable value will increase/decrease your 

tax bill for this year by approximately:

116,400

41,400

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION

% Exempt As "Qualified Agricultural Property":

1. TAXABLE VALUE (Current amount is tentative):

5. There WAS/WAS NOT a transfer of ownership on this property in

ACCORDING TO MCL 211.34c THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS:

Michigan Department of Treasury, 

1019 (Rev, 11-23)

Notice of Personal Property, Taxable Valuation, and Property Classification

Yes

No

X

THIS IS NOT A TAX BILL

Exempt As "Development Property":

Exempt As "Qualified Forest Property":

X

The 2026 Inflation Rate Multiplier is: 1.027

Questions regarding the Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation, and Property Classification may be directed to the following:

0

0

4866 MALIBU DR

First Class

US Postage

P A I D

Detroit, MI

Permit #5829

FRESH LOOK PROPERTIES, LLC

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302

CITY OF DETROIT

OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR

2 WOODWARD AVE., SUITE 804

DETROIT MI 48226

*** Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed***

WAYNE

County:

CITY OF DETROIT

Jurisdiction:

Printed on

Parcel Number:

01001167.

86,600S

86,600

0

86,600

2023

80,800S

80,800

0

80,800

2024

75,000S

75,000

0

75,000

2025

116,400S

116,400

41,400

75,000

2026

Taxable

Value

Tribunal/

Other

Board of

Review

Assessed

Value

Building

Value

Land

Value

Year

 * Factors *

Description Frontage Depth Front Depth Rate %Adj. Reason Value

 51.00 45.00 1.0000 0.0000 0 100* 0

mid p sq ft 2,309.000 Sq Ft 65.00 100 150,085

 * denotes lines that do not contribute to the total acreage calculation.

 51 Actual Front Feet, 0.05 Total Acres Total Est. Land Value = 150,085

Land Value Estimates for Land Table MID-P.MIDTOWN PRIME

JPS 06/06/2025 DESKTOP RE

DMM 05/15/2018 REASSESSME

ML 10/25/2016 REASSESSME

Who When What

Level

Rolling

Low

High

Landscaped

Swamp

Wooded

Pond

Waterfront

Ravine

Wetland

Flood Plain

X

X

Topography of 

Site

Dirt Road

Gravel Road

Paved Road

Storm Sewer

Sidewalk

Water

Sewer

Electric

Gas

Curb

Street Lights

Standard Utilities

Underground Utils.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Public

Improvements

Vacant

Improved

X

The Equalizer. Copyright (c) 1999 - 2009.

Licensed To: City of Detroit, County of 

Wayne, Michigan

Comments/Influences

N GARFIELD N 44 FT 11 HUBBARD & KINGS L7

P20 PLATS, W C R 1/66 51.27 IRREG

Tax Description

FRESH LOOK PROPERTIES, LLC

4866 MALIBU DR

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302

Owner's Name/Address

4635 JOHN R

Property Address

2026 Est TCV 232,800 TCV/TFA: 84.01

WARD#: 01

P.R.E. 0% 

School: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Status

Number

Date

Building Permit(s)

Zoning: R6

Class: COMMERCIAL-IMPROV

0.0

DEED

2016260943

21-NOT USED/OTHER

QC

04/07/2016

0

SPEIGHT,VALENTINE,HOLLOM, 

SPEIGHT,SPEIGHT, HUSTON,R

100.0

DEED

2018198177

03-ARM'S LENGTH

WD

03/02/2018

110,000

CMJONES ENTERPRISE, LLC

HOLLOM, BARBARA J. ESTATE

100.0

PROPERTY TRANSFER 

2018225684

03-ARM'S LENGTH

WD

06/20/2018

210,000

DEVELOP DETROIT PROPERTIE

CMJONES ENTERPRISE, LLC

100.0

PROPERTY TRANSFER 

2025130136

21-NOT USED/OTHER

WD

03/31/2025

285,000

FRESH LOOK PROPERTIES, LL

DEVELOP DETROIT PROPERTIE

Prcnt.

Trans.

Verified

By

Liber

& Page

Terms of Sale

Inst.

Type

Sale

Date

Sale

Price

Grantee

Grantor

06/02/2026

Bsmnt Insul.

Thickness

 (40) Exterior Wall:

 (39) Miscellaneous:

 (14) Roof Cover:

 (13) Roof Structure: Slope=0 

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Mercury

Sodium Vapor

Transformer

Flex Conduit

Rigid Conduit

Armored Cable

Non-Metalic

Bus Duct

Few

Average

Many

Unfinished

Typical

Few

Average

Many

Unfinished

Typical

Fixtures:

Outlets:

 (11) Electric and Lighting:

Hand Fired

Boiler

Coal

Stoker

Gas

Oil

 (10) Heating and Cooling:

 (9) Sprinklers:

Urinals

Wash Bowls

Water Heaters

Wash Fountains

Water Softeners

Total Fixtures

3-Piece Baths

2-Piece Baths

Shower Stalls

Toilets

Few

None

Average

Typical

Many

Above Ave.

 (8) Plumbing:

 (7) Interior:

 (6) Ceiling:

 (5) Floor Cover:

 (4) Floor Structure:

 (3) Frame:

Block

Brick/Stone

Poured Conc

X

Footings

 (2) Foundation:

 (1) Excavation/Site Prep:

<<<<< Calculator Cost Computations >>>>>

 Class: C Quality: Average

Stories: 2 Story Height: 12 Perimeter: 151

Overall Building Height: 31

Base Rate for Upper Floors = 141.52

Utility Basement Basement, Base Rate for Basement = 50.85

 (Basement Fireproofing Rate = 0.00)

(10) Heating system: No Heating or Cooling Cost/SqFt: 0.00 100%

 Bsmnt Heating system: No Heating or Cooling Cost/SqFt: 0.00

Adjusted Square Foot Cost for Upper Floors = 141.52

Adjusted Square Foot Cost for Basement = 50.85

Total Floor Area: 2,771 Base Cost New of Upper Floors = 392,152

Basement Area: 1,386 Base Cost New of Basement = 70,478

 Reproduction/Replacement Cost = 462,630

Eff.Age:42 Phy.%Good/Abnr.Phy./Func./Econ./Overall %Good: 43 /88 /100/100/37.8

 Total Depreciated Cost = 175,059

<<<<< Segregated Cost Computations >>>>>

Costs taken from Segregated Cost Section 2: Multiples & Motels

 Cost # or Height Storys 

Item Desciption Col. Rate SqFt Adj. Adj. Cost

 Total Cost New = 0

<<<<< Calculations too long. See Valuation printout for complete pricing. >>>>>

 ** ** Calculator Cost Data ** **

Quality: Average 

Heat#1: No Heating or Cooling 100

Heat#2: Complete H.V.A.C. 0%

Ave. SqFt/Story: 1386

Ave. Perimeter: 151

Has Elevators:

 *** Basement Info ***

Area: 1386

Perimeter: 151

Type: Utility Basement

Heat: No Heating or Cooling

 * Mezzanine Info *

Area #1:

Type #1:

Area #2:

Type #2:

 * Sprinkler Info *

Area:

Type: Average

Low

Ave.

X

Above Ave.

High

Construction Cost

Comments:

11/26/18: PER COMMENTS

ON COSTAR, THIS

PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED

IN JUNE OF 2018 WITH

THE INTENT OF

DEMOLISHING THE

EXSITING STRUCTURE AND

Overall Bldg

Height

31

Year Built

Remodeled

1915

Depr. Table : 2%

Effective Age : 42

Physical %Good: 43

Func. %Good : 100

Economic %Good: 100

Class: C

Floor Area: 2,771

Gross Bldg Area: 2,771

Stories Above Grd: 2

Average Sty Hght : 12

Bsmnt Wall Hght : 10

Desc. of Bldg/Section: BLDG.1 SEC.1

Calculator Occupancy: Rooming Houses

*** Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed***

Commercial/Industrial Building/Section 1 of 1

Printed on

Parcel Number:

01001167.

06/02/2026

*** Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed***

Parcel Number: 01001167., Commercial/Industrial Building 1

Printed on

06/02/2026

Parcel 

Number: 

01001167., 

Commercial/Industrial 

Building 

1 

33.9 

BLDG.1 SEC.1 

CLASS=C 

H=31 

2STY-B 

2770.9 sf 

4 

399 

6.5’ 

6.0’ 

29.2 

** 

Information 

herein 

deemed 

reliable 

but 

not 

guaranteed*** 

Printed 

on 

06/02/2026

Valuation Report

DB:

Detroit-26

06/02/2026

12:14 PM

 116,400 116,400 116,400 77,025 116,400 0

2026 Assessed MBOR S.E.V. Capped ->Taxable<- PRE/MBT

 0 41,400 0 0 41,400 0

2026 New Eq. Adjustment Loss Additions Tax Adjustment Losses

 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 2.70

2025 Assessed MBOR S.E.V. Base for Cap IRM

Est. TCV/Total Floor Area = 84.01, Most recent sale 06/20/2018 for 210,000

2026 Est. T.C.V. 01001167. = 232,800

Total Estimated True Cash Value of Commercial/Industrial Buildings = 82,715

 50 % Completed => Est. True Cash Value 2026 = 82,715

 Replacement Cost/Floor Area= 166.95 Est. TCV/Floor Area= 59.70

ECF (CCAPT- CENTRAL CORE/APARTMENTS/SENIOR HOUSING)0.945 => TCV of Bldg: 1 = 165,431

 Total Depreciated Cost = 0

Eff.Age:42 Phy.%Good/Abnr.Phy./Func./Econ./Overall %Good: 43 /88 /100/100/37.8

 Reproduction/Replacement Cost = 0

Architectural Multiplier: 1.07

 Total Cost New = 0

Item Desciption Col. Rate SqFt Adj. Adj. Cost

 Cost # or Height Storys 

Costs taken from Segregated Cost Section 2: Multiples & Motels

<<<<< Segregated Cost Computations >>>>>

 Total Depreciated Cost = 175,059

Eff.Age:42 Phy.%Good/Abnr.Phy./Func./Econ./Overall %Good: 43 /88 /100/100/37.8

 Reproduction/Replacement Cost = 462,630

Basement Area: 1,386 Base Cost New of Basement = 70,478

Total Floor Area: 2,771 Base Cost New of Upper Floors = 392,152

Adjusted Square Foot Cost for Basement = 50.85

Adjusted Square Foot Cost for Upper Floors = 141.52

 Bsmnt Heating system: No Heating or Cooling Cost/SqFt: 0.00

(10) Heating system: No Heating or Cooling Cost/SqFt: 0.00 100%

 (Basement Fireproofing Rate = 0.00)

Utility Basement Basement, Base Rate for Basement = 50.85

Base Rate for Upper Floors = 141.52

Overall Building Height: 31

Stories: 2 Story Height: 12 Perimeter: 151

 Class: C Quality: Average

<<<<< Calculator Cost Computations >>>>>

Costs are taken from the Rooming Houses cost schedules.

Description of Occupancy: BLDG.1 SEC.1

Cost Estimates for Commercial/Industrial Building/Section: 1 Built 1915

 51 Actual Front Feet, 0.05 Total Acres Total Est. Land Value = 150,085

 * denotes lines that do not contribute to the total acreage calculation.

mid p sq ft 2,309.000 Sq Ft 65.00 100 150,085

 51.00 45.00 1.0000 0.0000 0 100* 0

Description Frontage Depth Front Depth Rate %Adj. Reason Value

 * Factors *

Land Value Estimates for Land Table MID-P.MIDTOWN PRIME

Map #: 01 CITY OF DETROIT DETROIT, MI 48201 

Property Class: 201 4635 JOHN R 

01001167. 2026 Est. T.C.V. FRESH LOOK PROPERTIES, LLC

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