Miami & South Florida · Commercial & Multifamily

Commercial cost segregation across Miami, on-site.

For commercial and multifamily property from PortMiami and Airport West to the Health District and Brickell, we send a field technician to the property and build the study on measured quantities. Most commercial studies are delivered within about two weeks.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (213) 444-2776.
The downtown Miami and Brickell skyline from Biscayne Bay at dusk.
On-site observation
Our technicians visit, typically in ~1 week
Fixed written fee
From $2,495 — quoted up front
Component schedules
Line-item detail + Form 3115 support
IRS ATG aligned
Methodology mirrors Pub. 5653

Cost segregation for Miami commercial property

Miami is the commercial gateway between the United States and Latin America, and its property reflects that. PortMiami and Miami International Airport anchor one of the country's busiest trade corridors — MIA is the nation's leading airport for perishables — feeding the Airport West, Doral and Medley industrial markets, much of it refrigerated cold-chain space. The Miami Health District is one of the Southeast's largest medical and research clusters, and the region's apartment stock ranges from amenity-rich garden communities to Brickell mid-rises. Two South Florida facts shape a study here: land is expensive, so a smaller share of the price is depreciable building than in an inland market; and the low elevation and high water table mean sites carry real drainage, retention and flood-mitigation work — components generally treated as shorter-life land improvements.

A cost segregation study identifies the parts of a property that qualify for 5-, 7- or 15-year depreciation instead of the default 39 years (or 27.5 for residential rental), moving deductions earlier in your ownership. On Miami commercial property, the components that carry the most value — refrigeration and dock equipment, medical and showroom build-out, and the drainage, pools and site work of a South Florida parcel — are the ones hardest to see in a closing file, which is why we field our own technicians here and build the study on measured quantities. Most studies are delivered within about two weeks of the visit.

Find your market and property type

Interior of a data center with rows of server racks on a raised access floor.
R&D, flex & data-center interiors
Multi-story commercial building at dusk with lit ground-floor retail.
Commercial & mixed-use
Mid-rise apartment building at dusk with lit units and street-level parking.
Multifamily

Illustrative renders of the property types we study across South Florida, not photographs of specific projects.

What a Miami commercial study looks like

Representative engine outputs on modeled buildings — "accelerated" is the share of depreciable basis moved into 5-, 7- and 15-year property instead of the 39- or 27.5-year class. Refrigerated cold-storage lifts the warehouse figure; expensive South Florida land tempers the others. Your result depends on the property; each page shows the full component detail behind its number.

Common accelerated assets on a Miami commercial property

Before we ask for anything, here is the kind of component an engineered study separates out and reclassifies — much of it equipment and site work a closing file never describes:

  • Refrigeration & cold-storage systems
  • Reefer power & dock equipment
  • Drainage, retention & site grading
  • Backup & emergency power
  • Pools, decks & amenities
  • Parking, carports & paving
  • Tropical landscaping & irrigation
  • Medical & showroom build-out
  • Security & low-voltage systems
  • Signage & site lighting

Why the on-site visit is the point

Miami is a region where we field our own site technicians — a real on-site visit, not a desk study from photographs. On Miami commercial property the components that carry the most value — refrigeration and dock equipment, drainage and flood-mitigation site work, medical and showroom build-out, and the pools and amenities of an apartment community — are the ones a closing file never captures.

Here is what happens: once you engage us, one of our site technicians visits your property — generally within about a week of scheduling — and measures and documents those components first-hand. We build your study from that field work, and most commercial studies are delivered within about two weeks of the visit. Where records already support the components at issue, our remote engagement model applies and costs less.

How the engagement works

01
Scoping
Basis, placed-in-service date, square footage, improvement history, records.
02
Fixed quote
A written fee up front — never a percentage of your deduction.
03
Observation
A field technician documents site improvements, equipment, and quantities.
04
Analysis
Reconciled to basis, modeled on industry-standard cost data, classified into MACRS lives.
05
Delivery
Quality-control and reviewer checks, then a CPA-ready component-level report.
Coverage
Miami-Dade CountyBroward CountyPalm Beach CountyMonroe County (Keys)

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Tell us the property type, address, and basis. We generally return a written scope and quote within one business day — or call the office at (213) 444-2776.

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