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The firm of Marc Gottesdiener & Co., Inc has several experiences representing cities in Connecticut. As a full service appraisal firm and active commercial real estate company for three decades with 3 appraisers the company handles a mixture of both commercial and residential assignments. In that capacity Marc represented the city of Hartford Corporation Counsel in their need to collect tax revenue on many mixed-use and commercial buildings some of which were prominently located in Downtown Hartford and other outlying areas.
In doing over twenty or so narrative reports the firm helped collect over $500,000 of taxes while costing the city of Hartford almost next to nothing as the fees were awarded by the court and born by the delinquent tax payers who either redeemed on their taxes or a new owner had to pay the taxes. In the process of performing these commercial appraisals Marc testified in front of a few judges who likewise have appointed him to another hundred fifty plus cases in Hartford Superior Court involving residential as well as commercial foreclosures; or some difficult cases with either squatters occupying some of these mixed-use or apartment properties; cases with a trustee or management company; and other problem properties involving a deeper experience in evaluating and appraising some greater Hartford area based real estate.
Over the years since that involvement in the early 1990's Marc also participated in deficiency judgment cases when banks and developers had legal issues for resolution. In such cases the record from these court cases will indicate that all the cases were resolved favorably to Mr. Gottesdiener's clients. In one case against the chapter president of the CT Appraisal Institute, Marc evaluated a large tract of land and the trial judge awarded Marc's exact calculation and value determined because of the due diligence performed by Marc and his staff.
In addition to performing appraisals on many mixed-use properties with apartment buildings as a specialty, Marc and his appraisers have appraised a couple of thousand residential properties everything from foreclosures, tax liens, divorces, highest and best use, bankruptcies, easements and takings, partial interests, and probate matters. A few years back Marc Gottesdiener & Co., Inc. was chosen in New Britain by both sides and attorneys to appraise about six different types of properties owned by a divorcing couple instead of having several appraisers chosen to further delay court action. Marc has testified in all county courts in the state as well as federal and bankruptcy court cases and has aligned himself with several lenders, lawyers & firms for numerous years in their appraisal needs. Recently Marc and his firm in the winter of 2011 undertook an assignment to appraise 36 residential and commercial properties of a recently passed greater Hartford real estate investor which was needed for probate, IRS, and state filings. A list of some legal references is attached to verify the firm's competence.
Marc has been licensed for about twenty four years ever since The Appraisal Foundation certified appraisers in the latter part of the 1980's. Marc has no claims or hearings lodged against his license with the Appraisal Commission and he has been an associate member of the CT Appraisal Institute for a number of years. Marc first became a Realtor Associate in 1977 and Realtor in 1979 with no claims either.
Over the years Marc has personally owned about 150 apartment units- now less than 30- with one building his corporation has owned since January 1999 and the office in the apartment building Marc bought in November 1987. In addition as a property manager Marc Gottesdiener & Co., Inc. have handled several managed properties in the greater Hartford area in New Britain, Hartford, East Hartford, Glastonbury. Manchester, and other surrounding towns as well as out of state in Westerly , Rhode Island and Springfield, Massachusetts. Having this "hands-on" management experience of owning, managing, and rehabbing; testifying in a multitude of court cases against tenants,other appraisers and attorneys and vendors; leasing, selling, negotiating or exchanging various types of properties has given him insight as to valuation, practical "real-world" experience versus those who not possessing these experiences & traits.
In addition because Marc has been licensed continuously since 1977 by the state of CT as an agent first 1977 and broker since 1979 Marc and his company have sold numerous properties in greater Hartford and out of state from a $10,000 building lot on the Farmington River to a $8.2 Million dollar shopping center & 296 unit apartment complex in Meriden in 1985. This latter sale involved over 2 years of due diligence and analysis in representing the buyer who was Charles H Kaman, recently passed of Kaman Corporation, and who was searching for a real estate tax shelter and investment.
For more background please peruse the web site of http://www.MarcGottesdiener.com or if misspelling occurs try- http://www.getwhatyouwantnow.com
Some articles, background and have/wants and other items listed further on the web site.
SOME LEGAL REFERENCES
Joel Grafstein, Esq. , 10 Melrose Drive, Farmington 860-674-8003 -for over two decades have prepared residential & commercial appraisals for numerous properties including best and highest use, bankruptcy, testifying in numerous courts statewide-jgrafstein@comcast.net
Matthew Cholewa, Vice president-Stewart Title Insurance Company-for over a dozen years-transactions including appraisal assignments, 1031 tax-deferred exchange, telecommunications leases, ground leases, sandwich leases, other commercial real estate matters, for CT-860-203-612-9242- mcholewa@stewarttitle.com
City of Hartford- Real Estate-860-522-4888 over 20 commercial tax foreclosures and another 3 score + residential foreclosures in mid 1990's to recover tax monies-tax collector, corporation counsel who all have since retired or moved on to different municipalities.
Superior Court System- Hartford-95 Washington Street, Hartford , clerk of court foreclosures, attention: Coral Anderson, 860-548-2700 #3714 for Judges Satter & the late Judge Freed- since 1989 have testified and performed a few hundred mixed-use, industrial, apartment buildings and single-four family properties as part of committees mostly in Hartford.
Attorney Tony Jorgensen, 89 Oak Street, Hartford 06106 860-246-2500 appraisal analysis as well as performed half interest, litigation cases, and utility easement appraisals and takings for Metropolitan District Commission 2007-present- tjorgensen@jorgensenlaw.com
Mitchell S Jaffe, Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, New Haven, 203-772-2600- mjaffe@bswlaw.com 1996-2002- and presently -worked with him to resolve telecommunication leases, appraisals, best and highest use of municipal properties for telecommunication uses, including creating the first silo telecommunications tower in CT in Hamden at the CT Agricultural Experimental Station-other commercial real estate transactions-
Weinstein & Wisser-29 South Main Street, West Hartford 06107 in the 1990's and early 2000's- performed numerous appraisals of mostly apartment buildings, some land parcels, for deficiency judgments and litigation including extensive court testimony load- 860-561-2618
Attorney Mark S Rosenblit-14 Coolidge Road, West Hartford 06117 , 860-236-0531 since 1990 have performed dozens of both residential, land and commercial mixed use properties though out the state of CT for purchase, litigation, mediation and foreclosure, court testimony and FMV; RE representation.
Mimi Lines, Esq., partner-Robinson & Cole LLP-280 Trumbull Street Hartford 06103-860-275-8200-1996-2002- complex lease and sale negotiations, 30 year ground leases, sublease & telecommunication transactions-& environmentally sensitive RE matters.
John Gale, Gale Law LLC, 363 Main Street, Hartford 860-522-8296 represented clients in tax issues, redevelopment, partial takings, appraisals for probate, committee work, tax appeals, and other real estate analysis- mid 1990's through present
Marianne Dubuque, Esq., Carmody & Torrance LLP, 50 Leavenworth, Waterbury 06071203-573-1200, 1996-2002, contaminated properties including telecommunication & appraisal matters throughout CT including ground leased area & fee simple purchases.
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