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Specializing in real property assessments and taxation for over 20 years, we have proven expertise in successfully reducing the real estate taxes of numerous clients in New York and New Jersey. Unlike large, impersonal corporations, we tailor our comprehensive capabilities to our client’s specific needs. Through our experience,  state-of-the-art computer technology, and membership in The Appraisal Institute (the world's leading organization of professional real estate appraisers), as well as the counselors of Real Estate, we are able to assist you in any appraisal issue, including trial appraisals, litigation support and tax certiorari matters.

Our Mission

Our commitment is to provide superior valuation and consultation services at a reasonable price. Our aim is to offer personal attention at reasonable rates without sacrificing experience, objectivity or a commitment to quality.

What is your property worth?

The best way to find out is through a well-researched and carefully documented estimate of value – a real estate appraisal. No one is more qualified to prepare an appraisal report for your property than the staff at Beckmann Appraisals. This is due to the fact that we provide real estate appraisal and analytical services unparalleled in the industry. Not only can you trust us to carry out exhaustive research and expert analyses on every assignment we undertake, but you can also count on us for accuracy, timeliness and cost effectiveness.

With our track record of quality service, we have earned the confidence of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, prominent law and accounting firms, leading commercial real estate brokerages, institutional investors, and many of the major financial institutions in the state of New York.

In completing each assignment, our talented executive and staff professionals draw on a deep reservoir of education in the fields of valuation, economics, finance, statistics, law and accounting. To meet the ever-increasing sophistication of the market, we are continually expanding our knowledge base through disciplined study and innovation. This ensures we always stand ready to tackle your toughest real estate challenges. What's more, the quality of our services has its foundation in a wealth of experience. We have intimate knowledge of the workings of all major commercial and industrial sub markets. Past assignments have dealt with a diverse scope of property types including: office buildings, shopping centers, apartments and heavy manufacturing facilities.

Cutting-Edge Technological Support

In order to facilitate the analysis of even the most complex assignments with maximum efficiency, Beckmann Appraisals utilizes advanced computer technology for discounted cash flow and lease-by-lease analysis, statistical and econometric analysis, geographic information systems analysis, data management, and presentation. Our software resources also include report preparation applications, that seamlessly integrate database and word processing functions, effectively expediting the delivery and ensuring the accuracy of our reports. As technology evolves, we continually upgrade our systems and our knowledge, keeping us a quantum  leap ahead of the industry as a whole.

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Beckmann Appraisals provides the following services to our clients:

APPRAISAL ASSIGNMENTS
Complete Appraisals in self-contained, summary, or restricted formats.

LITIGATION SUPPORT
Our professional analytical and advisory services, combined with expert testimony, can materially augment the effectiveness of pre-trial activities, trial proceedings or negotiated settlements from bankruptcy, divorce, estates, contamination, or any other litigation where valuation is an issue.

EMINENT DOMAIN
In addition to providing appraisals for eminent domain assignments we provide full service acquisition services pursuant to the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law. These services include Hearings To Determine Need, Project Brochures, Inspections, Offers, Deeds and Easements, all in cooperation with the municipal body for which the acquisitions are intended. Our services are typically within NYS DOT Region 8 (Hudson Valley.)

SALE OR FINANCING
Our expertise is beneficial in establishing the basis for the exchange of real estate and in assisting prospective buyers and sellers in establishing corresponding offering and selling prices.

CORPORATE REAL ESTATE
We provide valuation opinions useful in mergers, book value alterations, and stock offerings.

ASSESSMENT AND TAX ISSUES
Our opinions may be employed to form the bases for separating property into real estate and personal property categories for gift and inheritance tax purposes, as well as assessments for ad valorem taxes.

MARKET ANALYSES
Employing the most advanced technological tools, studies are conducted in order to evaluate and quantify such important factors as absorption rates and trends, economic impacts, construction patterns, pricing, lending activity, and investor preferences. Market analyses are  also indispensable tools in positioning real estate products to maximize returns and in understanding the risks inherent in achieving cash flow goals. It also provides information on the most likely sources of demand, timing, and magnitude of demand. Finally, market analyses are utilized to hone marketing strategies and to improve decision-making in connection with
property investment and management activities.

MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE
Studies for special districts to impose unit charges, user benefit studies and revenue studies.

We have assisted the following clients with analyses of unit charges:

• Rockland County Solid Waste Management
• Rockland County Sewer District #1
• Town Of Orangetown

POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS PROJECT:

REAL PROPERTY TAX IMPACT ANALYSIS – EMPLOYING GIS TECHNOLOGY
A determination of the changes in property values, assessments, and real property taxes for Rockland County, NY, the towns within the county, and the school districts due to certain proposed flight pattern changes to and from Newark International Airport. Click here for project summary.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CELL TOWERS
Please click here to view the presentation. (Adobe Acrobat PDF format).

William R. Beckmann, IAO, MAI, CRE, FRICS and Joseph A. Hamerman examine how Cell Towers
contribute to locally accessed property. In addition to the presentation of three basic valuation methods (the cost approach, sales approach and income approach), several pertinent issues are discussed -- from lease issues to the accessor's office to federal, state and local taxes.

Specializing in real property assessments and taxation for over 20 years, we have proven expertise in successfully reducing the real estate taxes of numerous clients in New York and New Jersey. Unlike large, impersonal corporations, we tailor our comprehensive capabilities to our client’s specific needs. 

William "Bill" Beckmann, MAI, CRE, FRICS is a real estate appraiser at the largest appraisal firm in Rockland County and one of the largest in the Hudson Valley. With more than 30 years of appraisal experience along with his unique qualifications he has outstanding reputation as an industry leader throughout the Hudson Valley. He holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute along with the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate. He also is a FRICS with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. In his capacity as Assessor of the Town of Stony Point and the Village of Spring Valley, he achieved all the certifications from the State of New York in the assessing field. (Office of Real Property Tax Services) State Certified Assessor (7-17-89) State Certified Assessor (Advanced) (9-15-89) State Certified Assessor (Professional) (9-15-89) State Certified Assessor (National) (3-28-90) along with the IAO designation in 1989 from the Institute of Assessing Officers from the NYSAA.

Mr. Beckmann has appraised all types of property in the Tri state area including NYC and has testified in many cases in NYS Supreme, various Bankruptcy and Federal courts along with NYS Court of Claims. In addition to appraisal qualifications he has extensive GIS experience including school redistricting and has developed and audited municipal charges for various Rockland County Municipal Agency's including the Rockland County Sewer District #1, Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, Town of Orangetown. Mr. Beckmann has also developed economic studies of the benefits of property and sales tax by developments of Regional Shopping Centers, Gambling Casinos with associated Hotels and other large commercial developments in New York State. He has understanding of how local and regional taxes flow from both property and sales tax into the local economy with 30 years of experience.

The rest of the Beckmann Appraisals team consists of:

-Ann Marie Mulholland
-Joseph A. Hamerman
-Mona Parker
-Sim Png
-MaryAnne Pagnani

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THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE

''The Appraisal Institute is a global membership association of professional real estate appraisers, with 22,000 members and 92 chapters throughout the world. Organized in 1932, its mission is to support and advance its members as the choice for real estate solutions and uphold professional credentials, standards of professional practice and ethics consistent with the public good."

THE COUNSELORS OF REAL ESTATE

''The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) is the membership organization established exclusively for real estate advisors who provide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer. Founded in 1953, the organization serves 1,100 members worldwide, all who hold the "CRE" designation. CREs are linked to one another by their commitment to integrity, competence, community, trust, and service; and they adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice. Membership in the organization is awarded by invitation only through peer, employer and client review."

ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

"RICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – is the pre-eminent organization of its kind in the world. As such it represents everything that is good in the property profession. Our members offer the very best advice on a surprisingly diverse range of land, property, construction and related environmental issues. As part of our role we help to set, maintain and regulate standards – as well as providing impartial advice to Governments and policymakers."

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

GIS or Geographic Information Systems are computerized  systems to store, record, analyze, and produce maps and  geographic products based on spatial data.

ESRI

ESRI designs and develops GIS technology and software.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION

The NASA Langley Research Center GIS Team provides geo spacial data management solutions for NASA and other agencies.

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides detailed information on what GIS is, how it works, its history, and its applications.

GIS BROCHURE

You can download a brochure describing GIS in more detail by clicking here. Or you can view the brochure by clicking here.

Want more information? 

Contact the Beckmann Appraisals team below. 

email

bill@beckmannappraisals.com
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phone

845.359.0070

address

67 Main Street
​Tappan, NY 10983