Company Brochure PDF - Appraisal Research Counselors

R E A L M A R K E T FA C T S , R E A L W O R L D S O L U T I O N S
ENJOY AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF YOUR PROPERTY.
Established in 1968 as a real estate appraisal and consulting firm, we take pride
in providing our clients with a depth and breadth of experience unique to the real
estate market. Our seasoned professionals give our clients a clear, complete
picture of a property’s worth and potential. As an independent firm, we don’t have
a competing interest in collateral activities such as accounting, brokerage,
construction and development. We quote fixed fees or hourly rates and do not
accept commissions or contingency fees.
C O N V E RT I N G I N F O R M AT I O N I N T O VA L U E .
APPRAISALS. At Appraisal Research Counselors, we begin by listening to our
client’s needs. We serve clients in every area of real estate including community
and money center banks, pensions fund advisors, developers, life insurance
companies, REITS, DUS lenders, attorneys, and government agencies. Our size
and experience enables us to quickly and accurately appraise property of any
size or type located in Chicago, the Midwest or across the United States.
From neighborhood properties to institutional assets, we have some of the
most experienced professionals in the business who have appraised a variety
of properties:
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Hotels
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Retail Centers
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Office Buildings
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Corporate Headquarters
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Industrial Facilities
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Land/Subdivisions
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Apartments
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Condominium Developments
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Assisted-living Facilities
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Nursing Homes
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Neighborhood Properties
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Special Use Properties
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Single Family Homes
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Affordable Housing
Because we have seasoned professionals with specialties in various property
types, Appraisal Research Counselors can deliver on any project, no matter
the size or scope.
RESEARCH & COUNSELING. We have consulted on hundreds of millions
of feet of commercial property and hundreds of thousands of multi-family
residential units in the Chicago Metropolitan area and throughout the United
States. Our knowledge base and data files go back over numerous economic
cycles and provide a foundation for many research projects.
I N D E P E N D E N T. I N F O R M E D. A N D O N T I M E.
But even the best research can only take you so far.
Appraisal Research Counselors goes beyond the facts
with our intensive data verification processes to focus
on the right data for better information. We go beyond
the numbers and get the real story on the market and
Our widely read Downtown Chicago Residential
Benchmark Report and our Suburban Chicago
Apartment & Condo Conversion Benchmark Report
are quarterly publications that include a macro view
the transactions. And because our professionals are out
in the market every day, we get the inside story firsthand for a clearer picture of not only what really
happened, but what may happen.
and detailed data on residential developments in
the Chicago metropolitan area today and in the pipeline.
Our Benchmark Reports are the foundation for
investment decisions in the Chicago market and are
extensively quoted in the local and national media.
Appraisal Research Counselors provides the market
knowledge and unbiased insight you need to turn
market information into the best possible real estate
decisions. This is where we shift from the “what is” to
the “what can be,” and use real market facts to shape
We also provide custom market and feasibility studies.
real world solutions.
These studies can provide a comprehensive view to
determine the maximum development potential for
BIG OR SMALL, WE DO IT ALL.
a project. From upfront analysis including floor plan
Whether your project is a neighborhood property, a
reviews, residential unit mix and size studies, and
portfolio of assets or an institutional grade investment,
feasibility studies, we know what the market can support.
we have the core competence to provide APPRAISAL,
We know what works and what doesn’t.
RESEARCH AND COUNSELING in a timely, affordable
and professional manner to meet your needs in today’s
Research & consulting services we provide:
fast moving markets.
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Market Studies
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Feasibility Studies
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Price/Rent Appreciation Trends
Designations demonstrate knowledge, experience and
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Demographic Patterns
peer recognition. Many of our staff hold the prestigious
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Neighborhood Comparison
MAI and SRA designations conferred by the Appraisal
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Rent Studies
Institute, the FRICS designation conferred by the Royal
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Expert Witness
Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the CFA conferred
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Litigation Support
by the CFA Institute. Objective, experienced and diverse
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Expense Studies
– any way you look at it, Appraisal Research Counselors
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Absorption Studies
can provide you with a clear view for your real estate decision.
P R O F E S S I O N A L D E S I G N AT I O N S .
R E A L M A R K E T FA C T S , R E A L W O R L D S O L U T I O N S
CLIENTS WE SERVE.
ATTORNEYS
Arnstein & Lehr
DLA Piper
Freeborn & Peters
Mayer Brown
McDermott Will & Emery
Nadler, Pritikin & Mirabelli
Neal & Leroy
Rinella & Rinella
INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE
BANKERS/PENSION FUND ADVISORS
American Realty Advisors
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Cambridge Realty Capital of Illinois
Columbia National Real Estate Finance
Concert Realty Partners
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors
Developers Mortgage Corporation
Goldman Sachs
Greystone Servicing Corporation
Heitman
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler
Inland Mortgage Corporation
Johnson Capital
JPMorgan
Kensington Realty Advisors
Love Funding Corporation
NEBF Investments
NorthMarq Capital
Oak Grove Commercial Mortgage
PNC Multifamily Mortgage
Prairie Mortgage Company
Prairie Realty Advisors
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Principal Capital Real Estate Investors
RREEF
Transwestern
BANKS
American Chartered Bank
American Enterprise Bank
Amtrust Bank
Anglo Irish Bank
Banco Popular
Bank of America
Bank Leumi USA
Bank of Shorewood
Barrington Bank
Cole Taylor Bank
Deutsche Bank
Eurohypo
Fifth Third
First Bank
First Midwest
Harris Bank
Hyde Park Bank
JP Chase
KeyBank
M&I Marshall & IIsley Bank
MB Financial Bank
Mercantile Bank
Northern Trust
PNC Bank
The Private Bank
US Bank
Wells Fargo
Wintrust Financial Corporation
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Allstate
John Hancock
Manulife
MetLife
Nationwide Life
New York Life
Pacific Life
Prudential
Union Labor Life
REAL ESTATE COMPANIES
AIMCO
AMLI
Avalon Bay
Centrum Properties
Commonfund
Crescent Heights
Draper & Kramer
Equity Residential
The Fifield Companies
Golub & Company
The Habitat Company
The John Buck Company
Jones Lang LaSalle
Jupiter Realty Corporation
Lennar
Magellan Development Group
Marquette Companies
McCaffery Interest
Mesirow Financial
Newcastle Limited
Prime Group
Prime Property Investors
Village Green Companies
Waterton Residential
Westfield Corporation
GOVERNMENT BODIES/
ORGANIZATIONS
American Medical Association
Boy Scouts of America
Community Investment Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Heartland Housing
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Internal Revenue Service
Joliet Arsenal Development Authority
Mercy Housing
National Association of Realtors
Northwestern University
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
University of Chicago
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Housing
& Urban Development
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Navy
R E A L M A R K E T FA C T S , R E A L W O R L D S O L U T I O N S
400 East Randolph, Suite 715
Chicago, IL 60601-7388
Telephone: 312.565.0977
Fax: 312.565.3436
www.appraisalresearch.com