Reduce Your Connecticut Property Taxes — Protect Your Bottom Line
Excessive property tax assessments directly impact profitability and asset value. For commercial landlords, real estate investors, and property managers, challenging an inaccurate assessment is not merely a right — it is a sound business decision that safeguards your bottom line.
Why File a Property Tax Appeal?
A property tax appeal can provide meaningful financial benefits for owners of commercial real estate:
- Improve Net Operating Income: Lowering expenses directly increases cash flow and improves return on investment.
- Enhance Asset Value: Reduced taxes increase property value under the income capitalization approach.
- Maintain Competitive Advantage: Properties burdened with inflated taxes are less competitive in leasing and resale markets.
- Correct Municipal Overreach: Assessments often fail to reflect true market value, particularly in today’s evolving real estate market.
Who We Represent
Our firm focuses on representing commercial property owners across Connecticut, including:
- Office buildings — from downtown high-rises to suburban campuses
- Retail centers — shopping plazas, mixed-use developments, and stand-alone stores
- Multifamily housing — apartment complexes and mixed-use residential properties
- Industrial facilities — warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing space
We also assist real estate investors managing multi-property portfolios, property managers looking to add measurable value for their clients, and landlords seeking to offset rising operating costs.
Whether your properties are located in Hartford, Stamford, New Haven, Bridgeport, or smaller Connecticut municipalities, our attorneys bring the experience and insight to help reduce your tax burden effectively.
Why Choose Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC?
- Experience Across Asset Classes: Decades of experience handling appeals for office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties.
- Proven Results: Substantial tax savings achieved for commercial clients statewide.
- Local Insight: Deep familiarity with Connecticut assessors, Boards of Assessment Appeals, and Superior Court procedures.
- Attorney Representation: Property tax appeals are formal legal proceedings — skilled advocacy can make the difference between success and continued overpayment.
Deadlines Matter — Don’t Lose Another Year
Strict Connecticut filing deadlines apply. Missing the appeal period can mean another full year of paying excessive property taxes. Each tax cycle is an opportunity to protect your investment and increase long-term returns.
Contact C. Scott Schwefel (860-606-1712) to review your assessment and discuss your options for reducing your property tax burden.