Gratiot Investment - Detroit - ET Petition 2026.pdf
Gratiot Investment, LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Detroit Respondent · 26-001031-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL GRATIOT INVESTMENT, LLC, Petitioner, v MTT Dkt. No. CITY OF DETROIT, Parcel No. 21028711-4 Respondent. ______________________________________/ PETER ELLENSON (P 47383) LAW OFFICE OF PETER ELLENSON, P.C. Attorney for Petitioner 30500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 500 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248 406 4443 peter@ellensonlaw.com ______________________________________/ ENTIRE TRIBUNAL TAX PETITION – TY 2026 NOW COMES Petitioner, GRATIOT INVESTMENT, LLC, through its attorney, PETER ELLENSON, and states as follows in support of this Petition: 1. Petitioner is a party in interest with respect to the property taxes for the following parcel number: 21028711-4, located at 12600 Gratiot, Detroit, MI 48205. 2. Petitioner’s principal office address is 12600 Gratiot, Detroit, MI 48205. 3. Respondent City of Detroit assesses and collects the ad valorem property taxes associated with the subject parcel. 4. The subject property is classified as commercial improved (201). 5. The subject property is located in Wayne County. 6. This appeal involves the property’s true cash and taxable values. 7. The tax year at issue is 2026. 8. No Board of Review protest was required or filed for the property.
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9. The 2026 values for the subject property as established by the Respondent at its March 2026 Board of Review are: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 709,200 354,600 309,132 10. Petitioner contends that the values for the subject property are: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 400,000 200,000 200,000 11. The values in dispute for the subject property are: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 309,200 154,600 109,132 12. Petitioner requests that this Honorable Tribunal order the assessing entity to correct its tax rolls to reflect taxable, assessed and state equalized values as indicated above (or on the attached supplement) to issue refunds as appropriate, and to pay interest and costs. 13. The basis for the requested relief is that the assessed and taxable values exceed 50% of the true cash value of the subject property. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Peter Ellenson _______________________________ Date: May 15, 2026 PETER ELLENSON (P 47383) Attorney for Petitioner 248 406 4443 peter@ellensonlaw.com