Case Studies

Selected valuation experience

A sampling of assignments spanning markets, asset classes, and levels of complexity reflecting the full depth of Principle Valuation Group’s appraisal practice.

Farm for Solar Redevelopment

map-marker-icon Franklin County, PA

Property Type: Agricultural

Size: 145 Acres

Description: This was a 145 acre farm with 75 tillable acres, 45 acres of pasture land, farm house, 6 farm related buildings totaling 20,000 square feet. The seller engaged us to assist in valuing the property for redevelopment as a solar energy project.

Continuing Care Retirement Community

map-marker-icon Montgomery County, PA

Property Type: Healthcare

Size: 2.399M SF

Description: This valuation included a sprawling campus with nearly 2.4 million square feet of total gross building area that including independent living, skilled nursing and other support buildings. Analyzed complex issues of valuation of entrance fees as real estate or business enterprise related revenue.

Full Service Hotel

map-marker-icon Scranton, PA

Property Type: Hospitality

Size: 146 Rooms

Description: This was the valuation of a historic hotel property that included 146 rooms, restaurant and meeting space as well as event space. The property utilized the former train station building in an adaptive reuse.

Food Manufacturing Facility

map-marker-icon Dauphin County, PA

Property Type: Industrial

Size: 537,000 Square Feet

Description: This was a large scale manufacturing facility for a Fortune 500 operator. Over 537,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Valution of the properties instrumental in property tax appeal proceedings.

Multi-Family Redevelopment

map-marker-icon Cumberland County, PA

Property Type: Multi-Family

Size: 131 Units

Description: This assignment was 40 acres of land with a 178,224 square foot vacant office building, with a portion of the land to be redeveloped for Phase 1 which included 60 townhomes with rear garage entry, a 24 unit 3-story garden apartment building, and a 47 unit 3-story garden apartment building, and a 7,000 square foot clubhouse. The seller engaged us to assist in valuing the property as is, upon completion, and upon stabilization of the new construction.

LEED-Gold Corporate Headquarters

map-marker-icon Washington County, PA

Property Type: Office

Size: 280,000 square feet

Description: This was a 5-story single-tenant office building consisting of 280,453 square feet of gross building area with 419,364 square foot, 4-level parking garage. Valuation instrumental in property tax proceedings.

Children's Camp

map-marker-icon Wayne County, PA

Property Type: Recreation

Size: 188K Square Feet

Description: This assignment was of 8 parcels of agricultural land totaling 292.59 acres, and included 188,243 square feet of gross building area utilized as a children's camp. The total GBA included various lodging, pavilions, ampitheaters, fitness centers and gymnasiums, dining halls and recreation centers, offices, and much more. Valuation instrumental in property tax proceedings.

Valuation for Damages related to Pipeline Project

map-marker-icon Reisterstown, MD

Property Type: Residential

Size: 6 Houses

Description: This valuation assignment including the valuation of 6 houses that were impacted by a gas pipeline that would cause impairment to the property values of each. We quantified the damages of the impact of the pipeline easement.

Community Shopping Center

map-marker-icon York County, PA

Property Type: Retail

Size: 187k Square Feet

Description: This was a community shopping center with a variety of national tenants and shadow anchored by a national big box retailer. Over 187,000 square feet of big box, medium box and in line tenancy.

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