Commercial Property Tax Appeals · Denver Metro · No Win, No Fee
Colorado's commercial assessment process is built for speed, not precision. The result: thousands of properties carrying assessed values that don't reflect market reality. We dig into the numbers, find the gap, and fight to recover what you've been overpaying — with senior advisors on every file and zero upfront cost. And if you haven't filed for 2025 yet, there's still time — we can pursue both cycles.
Asset classes we fight for
Each property type has its own valuation logic — and its own set of common assessment errors. We tailor our analysis to the methodology, market data, and comparable set that governs your specific asset.
Vacancy trends, lease-up assumptions, and rent concessions in Denver's shifting office market create real gaps between assessed and market value. We surface them and build the case.
E-commerce headwinds and post-pandemic occupancy changes have hammered retail values. Assessors still rely on outdated cap rates and stale lease comps. We challenge them with current market data.
Strong market demand doesn't mean your property was assessed correctly. Site constraints, clear heights, dock configurations, and location factors are routinely ignored — and we fight to get them counted.
Assessors applied aggressive valuations during peak rent growth — and many haven't adjusted. If current conditions, unit-level issues, or shifting cap rates tell a different story, we'll prove it.
How we build a winning case
Tax appeals are won on the strength of the valuation argument — not persistence alone. We apply the same three methodologies assessors use, and we know exactly where they cut corners, apply stale data, and miss property-specific factors that move the number.
For income-producing properties, the fight is in the details — market rents, vacancy assumptions, operating expenses, and capitalization rates. Assessors frequently stabilize these inputs in ways that inflate NOI and understate risk. We challenge every assumption with verified, current market data and fight for the rate that reflects what the market actually demands.
Office · Retail · Multifamily · IndustrialWe don't stop at the obvious comparable set. We conduct exhaustive market research to identify the transactions that most accurately bracket your property — then build defensible adjustments for size, age, condition, location, and lease structure. Weak comp selection is the most common point of failure in commercial appeals. We make it a strength.
All Asset TypesMass appraisal systems are built for speed, not precision. Functional obsolescence, physical deterioration, and site constraints get missed. For owner-occupied and special-purpose assets, replacement cost analysis — with rigorously supported depreciation — can expose significant over-assessment that other methodologies won't catch. We know where to look and how to prove it.
Owner-Occupied · Special Purpose · IndustrialWe've seen this situation before
We work with property owners, landlords, and tenants across the commercial spectrum — from first-time appellants to those who have already been denied and need someone who won't stop there.
Rising operating costs, declining rents, or elevated vacancy can push your property's market value well below its assessed figure. We quantify the gap with current data and fight to get the assessment corrected.
If your lease makes you responsible for a portion of property taxes, an inflated assessment hits your bottom line directly. You have a legitimate stake in the outcome — and we'll fight for it on your behalf.
Most property owners give up after an informal hearing doesn't go their way. We don't. We assess whether the Board of Assessment Appeals or district court gives you a stronger shot — and we take it there if it does.
Why Consultus
Volume-driven tax appeal firms push thousands of files through with junior staff and standardized templates. That approach misses what wins commercial appeals — the property-specific factors that differentiate your asset from the assessor's comparable set. We don't work that way.
Your case is handled by an experienced advisor who has sat across the table from Colorado assessors and knows exactly how they think. Not assigned to an unsupervised processor working at volume.
Functional obsolescence, lease-up discounts, deferred maintenance, site constraints, non-market lease structures — these are the factors that move the number, and the factors mass appraisal systems consistently overlook. We go looking for them.
When an informal hearing falls short, we evaluate whether the County Board, Board of Assessment Appeals, or district court gives us a stronger position. If it does, we take it there. We've recovered money for clients long after another firm walked away.
We live and work in the Denver metro. Our knowledge of submarkets, recent comparable transactions, and assessor tendencies is current and specific — not borrowed from a national database and applied at arm's length.
"A strong appeal isn't about being aggressive — it's about being right. We only take cases we believe in, and we fight hard when we do."
— Consultus Asset Valuation
Straight talk
Some firms treat tax appeals as an automatic annual service, regardless of whether the numbers support it. That's not advocacy — it's volume. Appealing without a sound basis can trigger a review that increases your assessment. We won't put you in that position. If the case isn't there, we'll tell you straight.
We'll take your case when...
We'll tell you to hold off when...
Recent results
A snapshot of recent appeals — across counties, asset types, and assessment cycles. Past results don't guarantee future outcomes, but they show what's possible when the case is built right.
Tax Reduction
Tax Reduction
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How it works
From first review to final resolution, we take the process off your plate — filings, comp research, valuation arguments, and hearing representation. You stay informed at every step. You don't have to fight this alone.
Tell us about your asset. We pull the current assessment, research the market, and give you a straight read on whether we think there's money to recover.
We tell you exactly what we found, which methodology gives you the strongest argument, and whether we think the case is worth pursuing. No pressure. No upsell.
Our advisors prepare a rigorous valuation argument with verified comps, handle all filings, and represent your property through every hearing — informal and formal.
We walk through the outcome with you and make a clear call on whether the Board of Assessment Appeals or district court gives you a better shot. If it does, we take it there.
Our fee is 100% contingency — aligned entirely with your outcome. If we don't win a reduction in your assessed value, you owe us nothing. No retainer, no flat fee, no billing for effort. We take on engagements we believe in, and we get paid by proving it.
Denver metro appeal window is closing
Submit your property and we'll dig into the numbers. If there's a case worth making, we'll tell you exactly what it is and how we'd fight it. If there isn't, we'll tell you that too — straight.
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