Litigation Support & Special Purpose Studies
Expert Witness Services & Complex Dispute Resolution
We provide MAI appraisals and problem-solving for any kind of property in dispute. Our litigation support practice encompasses tax appeals, partial interests, real estate damages, foreclosure proceedings, eminent domain condemnations, construction defects, and expert witness testimony.
Types of Litigation Support
Tax Appeals
Partial Interests
Real Estate Damages
Foreclosure / Deficiency Judgments
Eminent Domain Condemnations
Construction Defects
Expert Witness
Historic Facade Easements
Conservation Easements
Notable Assignments
60 East 55th Street, Manhattan
New York, NY
Litigation-support counseling to document development and construction costs and determine damages from a dissolved partnership, resulting from the failure to build Heron Tower, Phase II, a Midtown 19-story 130,000 square-foot Class "A" office tower.
44-58 East 8th Street, Manhattan
New York, NY
Arbitration / litigation support valuation for renegotiation of the new rental rate going forward, as a result of the renewal of the 99-year ground lease under a Greenwich Village residential / retail cooperative building.
Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Litigation
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Team member analyzing the potential diminution of value / real estate impairment in residential homes due to "stigma" following remediation, for major class action test litigation.
Freedom Tower, Miami
Miami, FL
Appraisal team member in determination of the "fair market value" of the landmarked Freedom Tower for federal income tax purposes to support the charitable donation to Miami-Dade College.
Arthur Kill Correctional Facility
Staten Island, NY
Highest and Best Use Analysis, Valuation "As-Is" and under an Alternative Use Scenario of a recently closed, 1,000-inmate medium security prison.
Gateway Estates, Fresh Creek Urban Renewal Area
Brooklyn, NY
Determination of land value for negotiation of the sale of a 43-acre parcel within the proposed 227-acre, $500,000,000 urban renewal PUD encompassing 2,300+ housing units and 670,000 sq ft of retail.
Fresh Kills Landfill Environmental Litigation
Staten Island, NY
Counseling and valuation for litigation support to determine the diminution of real estate damages sustained by homeowners resulting from proximity to the Fresh Kills landfill.
Greek Peak Mountain Resort (FDIC)
Cortland, NY
Valuation of a large Northeastern US ski resort including ski mountain operation, 150-key hotel, 41,000 sq ft indoor waterpark, and Adventure Center with mountain coaster, tubing, zip lines, and aerial ropes course.
