About Us

Gotham Valuation is a full-service real estate appraisal and consulting firm. We focus on residential real estate appraisals, including all products for mortgage lending, a variety of specialized purpose appraisals and legal appraisals such as estate appraisals, matrimonial and divorce appraisals, trust appraisals, gift tax appraisals and appraisals for litigation.

Over the course of his 15-year career in the New York City real estate valuation industry, principal and founder Andrew Goodman has established himself as a premier appraiser for the most demanding assignments. More >

Under Mr. Goodman’s leadership, our team prepares:

  • All approved form appraisal products
  • Narrative appraisals
  • Market, marketability and feasibility studies
  • Custom-tailored reports

We work with appraisal management companies, mortgage brokers and bankers, attorneys, developers, real estate management companies, CPAs, business managers, investors, buyers and sellers, in connection with:

  • Mortgage lending
  • General litigation
  • Trust planning and settlement
  • Estate planning and settlement
  • Divorce proceedings
  • Tax planning and settlement
  • New development marketability and feasibility
  • Property valuation for sale
  • Property valuation for acquisition/investment

High Quality Appraisals. High Speed Turnaraound.

We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality reports in the shortest period of time. All of our appraisals meet stringent internal standards for accuracy and reliability. They include thoroughly supported conclusions, and are written in compliance with all accepted underwriting guidelines. At the same time, we are able to provide turnaround in as little as 24 hours for certain assignments. We owe this to our:

  • Unsurpassed local knowledge and expertise in navigating the New York City marketplace
  • Access to the best available sales comparables via public data sources, major brokerage databases, and our own proprietary database
  • Unmatched skill and efficiency in gathering, processing and evaluating general market data and specific comparable data
  • Implementation of leading-edge technologies for appraisal drafting and delivery
  • Adherence to time-tested procedures, which ensure consistent results firm-wide

Service Pledge

Our mission is to provide our clients with the finest customer service in the industry. To this end we have adopted technologies and procedures that expedite the appraisal process, simplify communication, and ensure client satisfaction. Gotham Valuation’s preferred practices include:

  • Discussing assignment parameters in advance to avoid costly misunderstandings
  • Alerting clients to issues, problems and delays at the earliest awareness
  • Providing access to principals to facilitate urgent requests, offer guidance on key matters and resolve issues
  • 24-hour maximum turnaround for all requests for amendments, corrections or additional information