Property Tax Bills in Nassau County Spell Trouble for Commercial and Multifamily Properties
Ryan C. Hild is a member of the firm’s Real Property Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Law Practice Group. Ryan is a property tax litigator and strategic valuation consultant who focuses his practice on property valuation, appeals, and strategic advocacy for current and prospective property owners, triple net tenants and real estate developers. Ryan advises national and local retail chains, big box stores, shopping centers, institutional banks, office, industrial and manufacturing plants, warehousing, golf and country clubs, multi-family residential, nursing and assisted living facilities, condominiums and cooperatives.
Handling all aspects of real property tax litigation and condemnation law, Ryan is known for litigating complex commercial property tax appeals throughout New York State, successfully securing millions of dollars in tax refunds, abatements and economic benefits for clients with properties in municipalities from Montauk to Buffalo. In addition to his New York expertise, Ryan proudly serves as co-counsel with law firms throughout the Country, assisting clients with their multi-state property tax mitigation needs.
Ryan serves as special property tax due diligence counsel for national and local property owners, advising them on the real estate tax consequences of acquisitions, renovations, new construction, and leasing. As a deeply trusted resource, his client’s clients also seek his guidance to navigate complexities associated with locally available property tax exemptions and abatements, including payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements and representation before Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Boards.
Prior to joining Farrell Fritz, Ryan was a lawyer at Koeppel Martone & Leistman, LLP, a well-known regional New York law firm devoted exclusively to the practice of Real Property Tax Certiorari and Condemnation and has experience handling civil litigation cases at a Manhattan law firm.
Read MoreExperience
- Secured two of the largest property tax refunds ever awarded on behalf of one of the nation’s most recognizable retail pharmacy chains.
- Represented and consulted with major national retailers, institutional banks, national and local developers and closely held, family-owned real estate firms with respect to property tax management strategies for real estate portfolios and successfully obtained millions of dollars in tax refunds and tax savings statewide.
- Provided strategic property tax and valuation representation, helping a major New York developer secure IDA economic development incentives for a 1.2 million square foot residential development, including 200 condominium units, 238 apartments and 6,500 square feet of retail space.
- Secured a $2.5 million refund on behalf of a local condominium community.
- Obtained an award reducing a gas station’s assessed value by 75% in Nassau County and a local Village.
- Secured a 65% reduction in assessment on behalf of a national retail bank property located in the City of Yonkers.
Community Work
- Angels Without Faces
- Kings Park Angels Foundation
- Angela’s House
- Beacon House
- Smithtown Historical Society
- Kings Park Heritage Museum
- The Huntington Townwide Fund
- American Legion Post 944
- Swing for Kids Golf Tournament, Past Fundraising Director
- Holy Family Regional School Golf Tournament, Past Fundraising Director
Recognition
- Long Island Business News, Who’s Who in Real Property & Tax Certiorari Law
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Affiliations and Appointments
Fort Salonga Civic Association, Director – Smithtown Affairs
Hauppauge Industrial Association, Member
Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT), Member
Kings Park Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Redevelopment Committee, Member
Nassau County Bar Association, Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Committee, Member
Smithtown Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Committee, Member
St. James Chamber of Commerce, Member
Suffolk County Bar Association, Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Committee, Member
Westchester County Bar Association, Tax Certiorari & Condemnation Committee, Member
Long Island Association, Member
Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS), Member
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