Types of Properties Appraised

Apartment Complexes

	Regional Apartment Communities
	Waynesboro Country Club and Golf Course
	Aerial of Hersey Park
	Hershey Park
	Elderly Care Facilities
	Regional/National Distribution Facilities

Joseph W. Elhajj, President has personally appraised over 10,000 apartment units in approximately 100 complexes which ranged in size from 40 to 800 units. Primary geographic focused areas for apartment appraisals have been Dauphin County, Franklin County, Adams County, Lancaster County, Cumberland County, Lawrence County, Mifflin County, Fayette County, and Green County Pennsylvania. Additionally, apartment appraisals have been preformed in Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland. Apartment appraisals have been completed for various clients including but not limited to local lenders, regional lenders, property owners, developers, Pennsylvania Department of Housing and Urban Development, and subcontract work from other appraisal firms.

Various other smaller apartment complexes have also been completed for various local lenders. Smaller apartment communities varied in size from four to forty units.

Commercial Facilities

Commercial appraisals previously appraised include strip shopping centers, regional malls, self-storage units, fast food restaurants, retail stores, gas stations, and convenience stores. The geographic area of focus for commercial appraisals has been primarily south-central Pennsylvania; however, various commercial work has been preformed in Maryland and Connecticut.

Office Building Appraisals

Office appraisals have been preformed all across central Pennsylvania and include facilities ranging in size from 2,800 square feet to 250,000 square feet. Both owner-occupied and investor-owned office facilities have been analyzed. The investor-owned facilities have been both single-tenant and multi-tenant and have ranged from large nationally ranked tenants to small local professional firms.

Industrial Facilities

Industrial appraisals have been preformed for both new construction and existing facilities all across central Pennsylvania. Industrial properties appraised have ranged in size from 9,000 square feet to 800,000 square feet. Both owner-occupied and investor-owned industrial facilities have been appraised.

Land

Land valuations have included vacant, undeveloped land in commercial, industrial, residential, manufacturing, agricultural and various other zoning districts. Appraisals have been preformed on vacant land for new construction purposes and simply asset management purposes. Consulting assignments for vacant land include various highest and best use analysis for determining potential development strategies.

Hotels

Hotel appraisals have been completed for national chain facilities as well as local operators. Our analysis have been instrumental for real estate tax appeal purposes, financing, refinancing, debt consolidation, and asset restructuring.

Other

Other special purpose properties such as storage and mini-storage facilities, nursing homes, residential subdivisions, and golf courses have been appraised in various locations across Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Residential Subdivisions

Residential subdivision appraisal reports have been analyzed in all areas of Pennsylvania and most of Maryland. Subdivision work has consisted of residential single family lots, townhouse units, condominium units, and golf course development with a mix of residential products.

Expert Court Testimony

Joseph W. Elhajj has testified as an expert witness based on appraisal and consulting analysis he has completed in seven Pennsylvania counties at the Board of View in Tax Assessment appeal litigation. Furthermore Joseph Elhajj has testified in three counties in Pennsylvania at the Court of Common Plea Level. Expert witness testimony for local municipality government has been performed numerous times at various locations throughout Pennsylvania.