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David C Prinsen Petitioner V City Of Grand Rapids Respondent · 26-002499-TT

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RECEIVED 

JUL £5 2996 

MICHIGAN Tax 

CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 

TRIBAL 

CITY 

ASSESSOR 

July 9, 2026 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

PO Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

Dear Honorable Tribunal Member: 

Enclosed is Respondent's Answer for Docket Number 26-002499 A copy has 

been mailed to the Petitioner, along with a copy of the record card, Notice of 

Assessment and March Board of Review decision letter. 

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions related to this matter. 

Sincerely, 

JAP 

Lindsey Post 

Acting City Assessor 

Enclosures

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM 

VALUATION / UNCAPPING 

MTT DOCKET NO, 26-002499 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information 

Unit of Government 

City of Grand Rapids 

Mailing Address {No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route): 

300 Monroe Ave NW 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Grand Rapids 

Mi 

49503 

Telephone Number: 616-456-3081 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email): 

assessorgr@grcity.us 

Section 2: Respondent’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 

I. 

First Name: 

ML: 

Last Name: 

Lindsey 

Post 

Firm Name (if any): 

Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route): 

300 Monroe Ave NW 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Grand Rapids 

Mi 

49503 

Telephone Number: 6 1 6-456-308 1 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email): 

assessorgr@greity.us 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? 

if no, list all parcels that are adjoining in separate groupings. Attacha 

separate sheet if necessary. 

a Yes 

[I 

No 

Not Applicable 

Does the subject property have a Principal Residence Exemption of 50% or more for all tax years at issue? 

1 ves 

No

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

DIRECTOR 

LANSING 

Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal 

Assessed value does not exceed 50% of true cash value 

Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE TRUE CASH AND/OR TAXABLE VALUES 

Did Petitioner protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? 

Yes 

[mn No 

If yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: 

March 

0 July 

0 December 

If the July or December BOR revised the assessment(s) at issue, did it have authority? [i] Yes 

|] No 

If yes, cite the Board's authority. 

Was the assessment at issue established as the result of a clerical error or mutual mistake of fact? 

[ ] Yes 

J No 

if yes, explain 

Is Petitioner appealing from a State Tax Commission Order? 

[I Yes 

No 

If so, what is the Issue date? 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE UNCAPPING OF TAXABLE VALUE 

When was the Notice of Uncapping, if applicable, issued? 

Under what statutory section was the Taxable Value uncapped? 

Section 6: Valuation Information use the multipte parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

P: 

| Number: 

aroslfumier 41-14-30-233-011 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal [] (check one) 

Agricultural (1 

Commercial [1 

Industrial [] 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover [J 

~~ Developmental} 

Utility TJ {check one} 

Assessed Value {also known as State Equalized Value) established 

| Taxable Value established by the Board of Review:

2026 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION 

From 

City of Grand Rapids 

Office of City Assessor 

300 Monroe Ave NW 

Grand Rapids, MI 49503 

March 27, 2026 

PRINSEN DAVID TOREY 

4999 BURTON ST SE 

GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: 

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address 

and legal description optional.) 

41-14-30-233-011 

645 

PARKWOOD ST 

NE 

The Board of Review has reviewed the 2026 assessment roll prepared by the City Assesssor. They have also considered appeals of the 

assessed values, taxable values, property classifications and transfer decisions made at the Assessor's Review. 

The Board has completed their review of parcel number 

: 

41-14-30-233-011 

The Board made the following determination: 

DECREASED 

PETITION #: M_055 

2026 

ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 

189,600 

2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

187,500 

(If the above amounts are the same, no revisions have occurred) 

2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

189,600 

2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

187,500 

(If the above amounts are the same, no revisions have occurred) 

[THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS: 

401 

(RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) 

If you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding assessed or taxable value, further appeal may be made to the Michigan 

Tax Tribunal by May 31, 2026 for Commercial Real, Industrial Real, Developmental Real, Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and 

Utility Personal Property, or by July 31, 2026 for Agricultural Real, Residential Real, Timber-Cut Over Real, and Agricultural Personal 

Property. Petition must be filed on a Michigan Tax Tribunal form or form approved by the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Contact information 

for the Michigan Tax Tribunal appears below. 

If you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding classification, appeal may be made to the State Tax Commission by 

June 30, 2026. Contact information for the State Tax Commission appears below.

Susus 

: 

THIS 

IS NOT A TAX BILL 

L-4400 

Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation, and Property Classification 

January 16, 2026 

This form is issued under the authority of P.A. 206 of 1893, Sec. 211.24 (¢) and Sec.211.34¢, as amended, 

FROM 

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION 

CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 

© OFFICE OF CITY ASSESSOR 

PARCEL CODE NUMBER: 41-14-30-233-011 

300 MONROE AVE NW 

i 

GRAND RAPIDS 

MI 49503 

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 

(616) 456.3051 

645 NE PARKWOOD ST 

email: assessorgr@grcity.us 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: 

PRINSEN DAVID 

TOREY 

4999 BURTON ST SE 

% Exempt As “Homeowner's Principal Residence”: 0% 

GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546 

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION 

% Exempt As "Qualified Agricultural Property": 0% 

ACCORDING TO MCL 211.34c THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS: 401 

RESIDENTIAL 

PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION: 401 RESIDENTIAL 

N 

N 

" 

CHANGE FROM 

ma 5 

a RT 

i 

1. TAXABLE VALUE (Current amount is tentative): 

62,147 

225,300 

163,153 

2. ASSESSED VALUE: 

203,700 

225,300 

21,600 

3. TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR. 

1.0000 

- 

- 

. 

4. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE (Current amount is tentative): 

203,700 

225,300 

21,600 

5. There WAS/WAS NOT a transfer of ownership on this property in 2025:Was 

IF THERE WAS A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP on your property in 2025, your 2026 Taxable Value will be the same as your 2026 State 

Equalized Value, 

IF THERE WAS NOT A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP on your property in 2025, your 2026 Taxable Value is calculated by multiplying 

your 2025 Taxable Value by 1.027 (Inflation Rate Multiplier for the current year). Physical changes in your property may also increase or 

decrease your Taxable Value. Your 2026 Taxable Value cannot be higher than your 2026 State Equalized Value. 

The 2026 Inflation Rate Multiplier is: 1.027 

The Change in Assessed Value is due to the following: 

Market Adjustment 

The Interim Assessor of record is L. Post. Questions regarding the Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation, and 

Property Classification may be directed to the Assessor's Office by calling (616) 456-3081 or emailing: 

assessorgr@greity.us. 

Assessment Appeal Information: 

The Taxable Value, the Assessed Value, the State Equalized Value, the Property Classification, or the Transfer of

Parcel Number: 

41-14-30-233-011 

Jurisdiction: 

CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 

County: 

KENT 

Printed on 

06/30/2026 

[Grantor 

Grantee 

oo 

Sale 

Sale 

Inst. 

Terms 

of Sale 

|Liber 

Verified 

| 

Prent. 

Price 

Date 

Type 

& 

Page 

By 

Trans. 

[STIVERS 

JOHN 

H 

JULIANNE 

PRINSEN DAVID 

TOREY 

| 

300,000] 

11/12/2025 

MLC 

03-ARM'S LENGTH 

[20251113007411 NOT VERIFIED 

100.0 

STIVERS J/STIVERS 

TS 

STIVERS 

TS 

1] 

12/16/1996 

[QC 

|14-INTO/OUT 

OF TRUST 

[3995/1120 

INOT VERIFIED 

0.0 

[BECKER R/STIVERS 

J 

oo 

oo 

49,000] 

04/29/1994 

[WD 

21-NOT USED/OTHER 

[3468/1085 

NOT VERIFIED 

[0.0 

] 

| 

| 

Ii 

|Property Address 

|Class: 

RESIDENTIAL-IMPRO Zoning: 

TN-LD 

[Building 

Permit (s) 

| 

Date 

Number 

Status 

645 NE PARKWOOD ST 

B 

[School: 

GRAND RAPIDS CITY SCH DIST 

| 

I 

[P.R.E. 

08 

I 

I 

|Owner's Name/Address 

[LOoT: 

 43*100 

] 

| 

| 

|PRINSEN DAVID 

— TOREY 

2026 

Es 

V 379,227 

TCV/TFA: 

180.33 

| 

4999 BURTON ST SE 

2026 

Est tC 

pl 

Bae 

1 

: 

GRAND RAPIDS 

MI 

49546 

X 

| Improved 

Vacant 

Land Value Estimates 

for Land Table 58.LAND TABLE 

58 

Public 

* Factors 

* 

| 

Improvements 

Description 

Frontage 

Depth 

Front 

Depth 

Rate 

%Adj. 

Reason 

Value 

Taxpayer's Name/Address 

Dirt Road 

— | 

FF 

43.00 

100.00 

1.0306 

0.9129 

2183 

100 

88,314 

I 

Gravel Road 

43 Actual 

Front 

Feet, 

0.10 

Total Acres 

Total 

Est. 

Land Value 

= 

88,314 

|STIVERS 

JOHN 

H 

JULIANNE 

LC 

TRUST 

Paved Road 

Storm Sewer 

| 

| 

Sidewalk 

| 

Water 

| 

SA 

} 

Sewer 

| 

Tax Description 

| 

Electric 

LOT 

11 

BLK 

3* 

WM 

P 

INNES ADDITION 

| 

cas 

|Comments/Influences 

| 

|Curb 

|Street Lights 

Standard Utilities 

[Underground Utils. 

|2/13/26, 

AF, 

2026: 

LOWERED 

FUNC 

$ 

GOOD 

TO 

|85% 

FOR AR26. 

Topography of 

Site 

| 

| 

| 

| 

| 

| 

Level 

| 

| 

| 

| 

[Rolling 

Low 

High 

Landscaped 

Swamp 

|Wooded 

|Pond 

[Waterfront 

Ravine 

Wetland 

|Flood Plain 

Year 

| 

Land 

Building] 

Assessed 

Board of 

Tribunal/| 

Taxable 

| x MLS 

ca 31 

| 

| 

Value 

Value 

Value| 

Review| 

Other| 

value 

| 

| 

| 

|Who 

When 

What 

2026 

44,200] 

145,400] 

189,600) 

187,500M) 

| 

187,5008 

ARIES0E OT 

- 

oni 

[J.D 05/02/2025 REAPPRAIS 

12025 

27,500] 

176,200] 

203,700] 

| 

| 

62,147C 

The Equalizer. 

Copyright 

(c) 

1999 

- 2009. LAP 04/20/2015 REAPPRAIS 

+ 

197 

T 

1 

i 

ToC 

|Licensed To: 

City of Grand Rapids, 

County 

| 

22,000] 

175,600] 

97600] 

| 

89:2 

of Kent, 

Michigan 

|2023 

16,300] 

171,300] 

187,600] 

57,409¢ 

| 

| 

| 

*** 

Information herein deemed reliable 

but 

not guaranteed***

Residential Building 

1 

of 

1 

Parcel Number: 

41-14-30-233-011 

Printed 

on 

06/30/2026 

Building Type 

(3) 

Roof 

(cont.) 

{11} 

Heating/Cooling 

(1%) 

Built-ins 

(15) 

Fireplaces 

(16) 

Porches/Decks 

(17) 

Garage 

X "Single Family 

Eavestrough 

X 

Gas 

Oil 

Elec. 

Appliance Allow. 

‘Interior 

1 

Story 

| Area 

ype 

Year Built: 

1927 

Mobile Home 

Insulation 

Wood 

Coal 

Steam 

Cook Top 

1 

Interior 

2 

Story ~ug WCET SEery) 

Car Capacity: 

3 

Town Home 

0 Front Overhang 

FRY 

Dishwasher 

i2nd/Same Stack 

50lcoER 

(1 ae ’ 

Class: 

B 

Duplex 

00ther Overhang 

Force 

Ar 

w/o Ducts 

Garbage 

Disposal 

Two 

Sided 

OXY) 

prterior: 

Siding 

A-Frame 

: 

X 

Forced pi 

ut 

Ducts 

iBath Heater 

Exterior 

1 

Story 

Brick Ven.: 

0 

114) 

Interior 

Erect 

. 

°r 

are 

Vent 

Fan 

Exterior 

2 

Story 

Stone Ven.: 

0 

. 

1 ctric 

Baseboa 

Hot 

Tub 

Prefab 

1 

Story 

Common Wall: 

Detache 

Drywall 

X 

Plaster 

Elec. 

Ceil. Radiant 

Unvented Hood 

prefab 

2 Story 

Foundation: 

18 Inch 

(paneled 

Wood T&G 

Radiant (nf gor) 

Vented Hood 

Heat Circulator 

Finished 

2: 

: 

ri 

; 

. 

2 STORY 

Trim 

& Decoration 

space Heater 

Intercom 

Raised Hearth 

Auto. 

Doors: 

0 

Built Remodeled 

P 

. 

Jacuzzi Tub 

Wood Stove 

Mech. 

Doors: 

0 

1905 

oe ele 

Ex 

[X Ord 

| 

Min 

Wall/Floor Furnace 

Jacuzzi repl.Tub 

Direct-Vented Ga 

Area: 

600 

ee. 

§ize 

of Closets 

Ee pont 

© Coot 

Oven 

Class: 

B -10 

3 

Good: 

0 

i Condition: 

Fair 

Heat 

Pump 

1s 

Microwave 

rien 

Age: 

Storage Area: 

0 

{Lg 

XOxd 

[No Heating/Cooling 

Standard Range 

Fl Sou ge: 

No Conc. 

Floor: 

0 

ls 

7 

: 

— 

: 

Central Air 

Self Clean Range 

oor 

Area 

- 

Room List 

Doors 

Soli 

g 

Total Base 

[—— 

{Wood 

Furnace 

Sauna 

Total 

Depr 

(5) 

Floors 

eT 

Trash Compactor 

° 

: 

a 

an 

4 

lst Floor 

i 

(12) Electric 

Central Vacuum 

Estimated T.C.V: 290,913 

Carport Area: 

4 

2nd Floor 

. Kitchen: 

0/Bmps Service 

Security System 

iRoof: 

Bedrooms 

Other: 

Hardwood 

a 

mss 

in, 

I St — 

Other: 

No./Qual. 

of Fixtures 

| Cost Est. 

for Res. 

Bldg: 

1 

Single Family 

2 STORY 

Cls 

B-10 

Blt 1905 

(1) 

Exterior 

Fw. 

TTR 

T6rd TT 

Min 

(11) 

Heating System: 

Forced Air w/ Ducts 

Wood/Shingle 

(6) 

Ceilings 

nme 

Ground Area 

= 

1035 

SF 

Floor Area 

= 

2103 

SF. 

Aluminum/Vinyl 

No. 

of Elec. Outlets 

Phy/Ab.Phy/Func/Econ/Comb. 

% Good=51/100/85/100/43.35 

Brick 

X Plaster 

Many 

| X Ave. 

Few 

Functional Depreciation because 

of: AR26~CONDITION 

X 

Lap 

Siding 

Building Areas 

Insulation 

Stories 

Exterior 

Foundation 

Size 

Cost New 

Depr. 

Cost 

ET 

EE prap— 

my 

amt 

r 

2 

Story 

Siding 

Basement 

1,035 

(2) 

Windows 

{7) 

Excavation 

23 Fixture Bath 

1 Story 

Siding 

Overhang 

18 

Many 

Large 

Basement: 

1035 

S.F. 

2 Fixture Bath 

1 

Story 

Siding 

Overhang 

15 

X 

Avg. 

X 

Avg. 

Crawl: 

0 

S.F. 

Softener, 

Auto 

Total: 

353,408 

153,214 

Few 

‘Small 

| 

Slab: 

0 

S.F. 

Softener, 

Manual 

Other Additions/Adjustments 

FY I Fr 

a— 

Height 

to Joists: 

0.0 

Solar Water Heat 

Plumbing 

Metal Sash 

. 

No Plumbing 

3 Fixture Bath 

1 

9,876 

4,281 

Vinyl Sash 

| 

(8) 

Basement 

Extra Toilet 

Porches 

meme 

emr errr] 

{Extra Sink 

Double Hung 

Sone 

TRIGGER 

WCP 

(1 Story) 

198 

12,090 

5,241 

‘Horiz. 

Slide 

8 Poured Conc 

Separate Shower 

CGEP 

(1 Story) 

50 

7,079 

3,069 

a 

- 

Ceramic Tile 

Floor 

Casement 

Stone 

; 

. 

- 

Garages 

) 

Ceramic Tile Wains 

6 Class: 

B Exterior: 

Siding Foundation: 

18 Inch 

(Unfinished) 

Double Glass 

Treated Wood 

Ceramic Tub Alcove 

Patio Doors 

Xi Concrete 

Floor 

Vent 

Fan 

ya 

600 

34,674 

15,031 

Storms 

& Screens 

9) 

B. 

t 

Finish 

: 

TOTS & moreens | 

(9) 

Basement 

Finis 

{147 Water/Sewer 

Public Water 

1 

2,114 

916 

{3) 

Roof 

Recreation 

SF 

© 

Public Sewer 

1 

2,114 

916 

| 

Cs 

1 

Public Water 

. 

Gable 

TGambrel 

Living 

SE 

1] 

public Sewer 

Fireplaces 

Hip 

Mansard 

Walkout 

Doors 

(B) 

Water Well 

Interior 

2 

Story 

1 

9,231 

4,002 

Flat 

Shed 

No Floor 

SF 

1000 

Gal Septic 

Unit-in-Place Cost 

Items 

% 

Asphal 

Walkout 

Doors (A) 

2000 

Gal opie 

ADDITIONAL 

+ STORY 

1035 

8,704 

3,773 

¥ Asphalt Shingle 

(1G) 

Floor Support 

i 

ADD'L KITCHEN-AVG 

1 

2,475 

1,073 

Foistar 

TTT 

Totals: 

441,765 

191,516 

Chimney: 

Brick 

. 

. 

Notes: 

. 

Unsupported Len: 

ECF 

(RMMM2 RES MULTIFAMILY MED MILE 

2 

DU) 

1.519 => TCV: 

290,913 

Cntr.Sup: 

*** 

Information herein deemed reliable 

but 

not guaranteed***

Parcel Number: 

41-14-30-233-011, 

Residential Building 

1 

CGEP 

50.0 sf 

(0100 

Tu 

H 

n 

GAR 

c 

600.0 sf 

30.0 

[9] 

bo 

2+-B 

(4) 

1035.0 

sf 

oH 

30.0 

TE 

T5555 

18.0 sf 

5 

55 

27.0 

WCP 

198.0 sf 

| 

*** 

Information herein deemed reliable 

but 

not guaranteed*+** 

OH 

15.0 sf 

2.5 x40 x8.0 

Printed on 

06/30/2026

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

David Prinsen 

, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

Petitioner(s) 

v 

MTT Docket No. 26:002499 

City of Grand Rapids 

, 

Respondent(s) 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

Cathy Baughman 

states that on 

7-4-3936 

he/she 

[Name of person serving/mailing petition] 

[date of service] 

served a copy of the response 

relative to the above-captioned matter upon: 

[Provide name and address of the party/people being served] 

David Prinsen 

4999 Burton St SE Grand Rapids MI 49546 

4 

[Stgnature gf persen-who is serving/mailing copy] 

Cathy Baughman 

[Print/type name of person serving/mailing copy]

FROM: 

CITY 

ASSES

300 

GRAN

idm gm To

po 

Box 

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