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Poseidon Valuation

Eminent Domain, Right of Way & Infrastructure

Eminent Domain & Right of Way

Independent appraisal for property acquired or affected by a public project. The analysis identifies the larger parcel, the property rights involved, the value of the acquisition, and any supported effect on the remainder, for roadway, utility, drainage, transit, water, and other corridor projects involving fee acquisitions, easements, and partial takings.

What We Analyze

  • The larger parcel
  • The property rights involved
  • The value of the part acquired
  • Market-supported damages or benefits to the remainder
  • Access and circulation impacts
  • Multi-parcel program consistency

Highway & Transportation

Valuation for widening, interchange, intersection, reconstruction, mobility, and access-control projects involving land, site improvements, easements, and remainder impacts.

Partial Acquisitions and Before-and-After Valuation

Analysis of the property before the acquisition and the remainder after the acquisition. This framework considers both the value of the part acquired and market-supported damages or benefits to the remainder.

Permanent Easements

Valuation of permanent rights acquired for roadway slopes, drainage, access, and utilities, considering the scope of rights, retained owner use, location, width, and effect on future use.

Temporary Construction Easements

Valuation of temporary use for construction access, staging, grading, restoration, or related work. The analysis may consider duration, area, intensity, interference, restoration obligations, and market rent or an appropriate return on land value.

Remainder Damages

Market-supported analysis of effects such as impaired access, parking loss, circulation changes, reduced visibility, irregular shape, utility conflict, setback interaction, site-plan disruption, reduced density, or diminished development potential.

Special Benefits

Analysis of measurable project-related benefits that may affect the remainder, where applicable to the assignment. Legal treatment varies by jurisdiction and should be confirmed with counsel.

Water Infrastructure

Appraisal for regional water supply, transmission mains, reservoirs, treatment sites, wastewater, and municipal water projects, including fee sites, permanent easements, and temporary work areas.

Rail & Transit Corridors

Valuation for passenger rail, high-speed rail, commuter rail, and station-area acquisitions, where corridor alignment, access, and proximity effects require careful before-and-after analysis.

Local Improvements

Appraisal for sidewalks, streetscapes, ADA improvements, drainage, and other municipal projects that often involve many small acquisitions and temporary easements across a single corridor.

Discuss an Appraisal Need

Tell us about the property, the public project, and your appraisal need. Every inquiry receives a conflict check before we discuss an engagement.

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