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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluation

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What was decided

  1. Approved 3Appeal of 2208 New Hope Drive (Joseph P. Saponaro) Board adopted the county's revised value of $353,700, down from $363,100
  2. Approved 4Appeal of Lot 9, New Hope Drive (Joseph P. Saponaro) Board adopted the county's revised value of $55,000, down from $88,000

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Equalization and Review is set to hear five property-value appeals from the 2025 countywide revaluation: a Walgreens-anchored store on US 70 East, a commercial parking lot on Mallette Street, and three adjoining lots on New Hope Drive. Each owner argues the county's assessed value is too high, and the board weighs that evidence against county appraisal staff's analysis before keeping or adjusting each figure.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board heard all five appeals on October 9, with three of its nine members present, and decided each on a unanimous vote. It kept the county's value on a Walgreens-anchored store on US 70 East at $3,713,100, rejecting an income-approach argument for about $3,199,412, and kept a 0.69-acre commercial parking lot on Mallette Street at $4,252,800, rejecting a land-sale comparison for under $2,000,000.

On three adjoining lots on New Hope Drive, the board reduced one residence from $363,100 to $353,700 after staff revised its effective year built, and reduced an adjoining vacant lot from $88,000 to $55,000 after staff raised its non-buildable land discount. It left a third adjoining vacant lot unchanged at $27,500 despite a comparable lot's $14,000 sale. Combined, the five assessments fell from $8,444,500 to $8,402,100.

How the votes went

All five votes were unanimous among the three members present: Chair Leon Meyers, Saru Salvi and Richal Vanhook. The board sustained the county's values on the Walgreens property and the Mallette Street lot, adopted the county's reduced values on two adjoining New Hope Drive parcels, and left a third New Hope Drive parcel unchanged.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (5)

Public hearing · 5
  1. 1 Appeal of 200 US 70 E (23 West 69th Street Corp.)
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    23 West 69th Street Corp. appealed the $3,713,100 assessed value of its Walgreens store, citing an income approach and comparable pharmacy sales that suggested about $3,199,412.
    Board kept the county's value of $3,713,100, no change
  2. 2 Appeal of 104 Mallette Street (DRE Investors LLC)
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    DRE Investors LLC appealed the $4,252,800 value on its 0.69-acre parking lot, seeking a reduction below $2,000,000 based on comparable land sales.
    Board kept the county's value of $4,252,800, no change
    • 104 Mallette St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9788267431 · Dre Investors LLC · assessed $4,252,800
  3. 3 Appeal of 2208 New Hope Drive (Joseph P. Saponaro)
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    The owner sought a reduction to $301,000 for this New Hope Drive residence based on an independent appraisal. County staff recommended $353,700 after revising the effective year built, which the board adopted, down from $363,100.
    Board adopted the county's revised value of $353,700, down from $363,100
    • 2208 New Hope Dr · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9882026124 · Saponaro Joseph P · assessed $353,700
  4. 4 Appeal of Lot 9, New Hope Drive (Joseph P. Saponaro)
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    The same owner argued this adjoining 0.56-acre vacant lot, which holds the septic system for the neighboring residence, is not buildable and should be valued below $88,000. The board adopted the county's revised value of $55,000, reached by increasing the land's non-buildable discount.
    Board adopted the county's revised value of $55,000, down from $88,000
  5. 5 Appeal of Lot 7, New Hope Drive (Patricia P. Saponaro)
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    The owner of a third adjoining vacant lot sought a reduction to $15,000, citing a similar lot's $14,000 sale and noting both lots fail a perc test. The board kept the county's value of $27,500 unchanged, citing the standard no-perc discount already applied.
    Board kept the county's value of $27,500, no change

Agenda changes

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