Property Taxes
Your Property Tax Experts
At Galvin Realty Group we pride ourselves on nurturing relationships with our clients for a lifetime. Tom Galvin is a pioneer in Tax Assessment Reduction Services in Rochester. He has negotiated the best property assessments for several large real estate companies in Monroe County and surrounding counties since 1970. With his extensive knowledge of Appraisal, Property Management and Commercial Investment Analyses, he can help his client focus on what their property is worth for Real Estate Tax and investment purposes. The company has structured Real Estate transactions involving tax deferred exchanges and structuring tax shelters.
Regarding Real Estate tax assessments, our team at Galvin Realty Group will first determine whether you have grounds for challenging your property assessment.
- Excessive Assessment – the property’s assessment exceeds its full market value or is excessive because of denial of all or a portion of a partial exemption;
- Unequal Assessment – the property is assessed at a higher percentage of its full market value than all other properties (or properties of the same class) on the assessment roll – by far the most common complaint;
Understanding Real Property Tax Assessment Review Proceedings In New York State.
Real Property Tax Law (“RPTL”) Article 7 tax assessment review proceedings are also referred to as a “certiorari” proceeding. We seamlessly guide our clients through this process.
- File the grievance with appropriate documentation.
- Attend all Board of Assessment Review (BAR) meetings
- Obtain additional information requested by the BAR.
- Analyze both appraisals (Client’s vs. Town/City’s) and trial preparation.
- Make recommendations.
- Prepare cost benefit analysis for taking case to trial and/or analyzing various settlement proposals.
- Attend all trials as a consultant.
Tax Assessment Projects Completed
Bank and Family Portfolios:
- Chase: Main and branch offices
- ESL: Main and branch offices
- Canandaigua National Bank: Main and branch offices
- Bank of Castile: Main and branch offices
- Costanza Family
- Costanza Family
- Elliott Landsman
- William Mendick Family
- Paychex offices
- Bausch and Lomb main offices
- Robert Gordon
- Eli Futterman
- Home properties
Partial List of Tax Assessment Assignments, Management and Brokerage Assignments
Multifamily Buildings:
- Brockport Crossings
- Brook Hill Village Apartments
- Crittenden Way Apartments
- Crossroads Apartments
- Dixon Manor
- East Ridge Manor Apartments
- Elmwood Manor
- Elmwood Terrace Apartments & Townhouses
- Gaslight Apartments
- Henrietta Highlands
- Hilton Village II Apartments
- Highland Manor
- Imperial North Apartments
- King’s Court Manor Apartments
- Oak Hill Terrace
- Parkway Manor Apartments
- Parkwin Apartments
- Penfield Village Apartments
- Pine Valley Apartments
- Pittsford Village Estates
- Portland Manor Apartments
- Susan Apartments
- Waverlywood Apartments and Townhomes
- Webster Manor
- Webster Park Apartments
- Westminster Apartments
- White Oak Manor
- Woodland Manor
- Others in Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany
Commercial Office Buildings:
- Temple Building
- Bausch & Lomb Building (now named “Legacy Tower”)
- First Federal Plaza
- Crossroads Building
- Alliance Building
- Valley Cadillac Building
- Executive Office Building
- Union Trust Building
- Parking Garages
- Parking Lots
- Clinton Square
- Marine Midland office building (Now 5 Star)