LITIGATION SUPPORT

A representative sample of notable assignments:

60 East 55th Street Manhattan	Litigation-support counseling to document the development and construction costs and determine the damages incurred 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. The property is now Park Avenue Place.	60 East 55th Street, Manhattan
44 - 58 East 8th Street Manhattan	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 Products Liability Litigation Support, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana	Team member in analysis of the potential diminution of value / real estate impairment in residential homes due to “stigma” following remediation, for major class action Chinese Drywall test litigation
Freedom Tower 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 of the landmarked historic building to Miami-Dade College.	Freedom Tower, Miami
Office Max Orlando, FL Burger King Key West, FL	Appraisal and Business Valuations for litigation support in a California divorce proceeding. Partial Interest Valuations included determination of minority interest discounts to the partial ownership interest per IRS regulations.
Assisted Living Zoning Appeal Huntington, NY	Microeconomic Analysis of the Senior Housing market in Huntington, Long Island, for use as the basis for my testimony at a Town of Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals hearing. I was retained to represent a local Home Owners Association that opposed a proposed Sunrise Assisted Living facility in their neighborhood.
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.	Arthur Kill Correctional Facility
Distressed Note Sale New Jersey, New York and Florida	Valuation and due diligence on 21 Skilled Nursing Facilities with 3,745 beds and  2 Brookdale Assisted Living facilities with 445 beds in connection with a distessed note purchase.
1407 Broadway Manhattan	Limited partnership valuation for estate-tax litigation of 1,000,000 square-foot, 43-story, Times Square showroom building. Valuation was completed as of four separate dates and required lease analysis of approximately 300 tenants.	1407 Broadway, Manhattan
125 Third Avenue Manhattan	Determination of damages for litigation, resulting from an unconstitutional taking of four, five-story and one single-story retail / apartment buildings.
127-135 West 33rd Street Manhattan	Limited partnership valuation for estate-tax litigation of 162,000 square-foot, 17-story, showroom building.

SPECIAL PURPOSE COUNSELING

Gateway Estates Fresh Creek Urban Renewal Area Brooklyn, NY	Determination of land value for negotiation of the sale of a landlocked, New York State-owned, 43-acre parcel within the proposed 227-acre Gateway Estates Project, a proposed $500,000,000 urban renewal PUD in Brooklyn. Assignment required a land residual analysis of the entire Project, which encompassed 2,300+ residential and senior citizen market-rate, moderate, and low-income housing units, 670,000 square feet of retail development, and related infrastructure improvements including  a major highway interchange on the Belt Parkway, numerous parks, four schools, wetlands and environmental mitigation resulting from the site's former use as a landfill.	127 - 135 West 33rd Street, Manhattan
270 Broadway New York, NY	Potential reuse analysis, highest and best use analysis, and valuation of alternatives for a 383,000 square foot, 28-story Downtown New York State Office Building.
Study of Antenna Rents for the State of New York	Examination of rents, fees, and lease terms for building-mounted antennas and related microwave transmitting and receiving facilities situated on various psychiatric hospital roofs throughout New York State. Market analysis of New York State facilities.
FDIC Assets	Completed more than 60 distressed property valuations for the FDIC related to assets belonging to failed banks. Among these assets were the following:
Landmark at Doral Miami, FL (FDIC)	Determination of current Project value for negotiation of sale of a 117.941± -acre proposed $142-million multi-phase PUD. Project required analysis of infrastructure actually in place and current land value, for 1,109 residential units, 188,000± square-feet of retail / office space, and 230,000 square-feet of industrial flex / office space.
Greek Peak Mountain Resort, Cortland, NY (FDIC)	Valuation of a large Northeastern US ski resort, which included the ski mountain operation, a full service, four-star 150-key hotel condominium / fractional ownership resort, a 41,000 square-foot indoor waterpark, and an Adventure Center with a mountain coaster, tubing runs, zip line courses, aerial ropes course, and other entertainment venues.	Greek Peak Ski Resort
Fresh Kills Landfill Environmental Cancer Phobia Litigation Staten Island, NY	Counseling and valuation for litigation support to determine the diminution of real estate damages sustained by homeowners suing for damages resulting from proximity to the Fresh Kills landfill. Assignment involved analysis of sales and resales of hundreds of single-family homes.	Sloane House YMCA, 356 West 34th Street, Manhattan
Hazelden Clinic 233 East 17th Street Manhattan	Potential reuse analysis and valuation of alternatives in connection with the planned disposition of their New York headquarters building, which was a landmarked 36,480 square foot, 5-story structure that was configured as a behavioral healthcare facility.
Sloane House YMCA 356 West 34th Street Manhattan	Determination of proposed reuse and valuation for sale at auction of the historic New York YMCA headquarters building, a 14-story, 235,000 square-foot midtown hotel-type structure.
Village Land Assemblage Las Vegas, NV	Valuation of 52 separate land parcels in the Las Vegas Downtown Redevelopment District in connection with a proposed high-rise development project just west of The Strip.	Shore Towes Condominium, Astoria, Queens
Shore Towers Condominium Astoria, Queens	Distressed property valuation of 283 unsold units in 23-story, 405-unit condominium apartment / medical office building. Determination of individual and bulk sale values.
125 West 14th Street Manhattan	Highest and Best Use analysis of all possible alternatives, and valuation for disposition by New York State of 150,000 square foot, 4-story National Guard armory building in prime Downtown location.
75 Morton Street, Manhattan	Determination of proposed reuse and portfolio valuation of a 7-story, 153,000 square-foot Midtown South office building and development site.