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Waukesha Board reduces assessment for 823 Northeast Avenue to $425,000
Summary
After a evidence-based appeal, the Board of Review found the taxpayer met the burden of proof and set a new assessment for 823 Northeast Avenue at $425,000 (land $111,400; improvements $313,600). The board directed assessor staff to update the record and notified parties of appeal options.
The City of Waukesha Board of Review voted July 29, 2025 to lower the assessment for a six-unit multifamily property at 823 Northeast Avenue to $425,000 after the taxpayer's attorney presented recent comparable sales and corrected property data.
Attorney Joshua Konopaki, representing the Richard E. Offerman Family Trust, told the board the property had been mischaracterized on the roll as a seven-unit building and presented a packet of ten comparable sales (nine in 2024) showing that 823 Northeast Avenue had been assessed at a substantially higher level than similar nearby properties. "Given all of that...I believe the taxpayer has met its burden that the $425,000 assessment value is appropriate," Konopaki said in closing.
Assessor Laurie Swarden acknowledged the assessor's signed roll reflected information known at signing but said the assessor's office would update the assessment record to reflect new information presented at the hearing. City legal counsel Brian reminded the board that the burden of proof remains with the taxpayer and that the board should adopt an alternate figure only if that number is specifically presented and supported by evidence.
After deliberation the board found the taxpayer's comparable-sales evidence and the corrected unit count persuasive. The board voted (Eric Dunst: aye; Christy D'Angelo: aye; Sarah Roth: aye) to set land at $111,400 and improvements at $313,600, for a new total assessed value of $425,000. The clerk and assessor were directed to update records; the board informed the parties that information about further appeal rights would be mailed.
The decision reduces the 2025 assessment on the Offerman parcel; the board noted that owners who wish to continue contesting assessments have statutory appeal options and that the assessor's office will reflect the board's determination in the municipal roll.
