DeLacy Consulting, LLC

When the problem goes beyond what something is worth; when the question is really, "what do we do?" Look to DeLacy Consulting for valuation counsel, a Chicago-based boutique real estate advisory firm.

We use valuation as a strategic tool to counsel real estate investors, corporate and institutional users or occupiers. We advise on portfolio strategy, highest and best use, complex land entitlement, repurposing of special purpose facilities and green energy valuation across all fuel types.  Our services:

1.  Valuation Consulting:  When a commercial real estate asset needs more than a one-off appraisal; we provide valuation counsel to respond to the unique needs of family, corporate and institutional property interests.  

2.  Appraisal Services:  LAND- Vacant or improved, urban or rural, conservation or recreational purposes.  Residential - apartments, coops, condos, planned or mixed use communities; urban or rural.  RETAIL- stand-alone stores to shopping malls; also rental studies, leasing disputes, feasibility tests.  INDUSTRIAL- conventional warehousing, purpose built factories, power plants, intermodal complexes, data centers.  OFFICE- accessory uses to downtown towers.  PURPOSE BUILT-SPECIAL PURPOSE– institutional, recreation, hospitality.

3.  Litigation Support and Counsel:  Virtually any valuation engagement can be subjected to litigation. We can help resolve disputes through a better understanding of underlying assumptions. DeLacy is a subject matter expert to attorneys in diverse venues including state and federal courts, arbitration panels and mediation.  

4.  Green Energy Valuation:  Power Generation across all fuel types; going beyond “conservation”, DeLacy Consulting’s unique energy niche is in power generation that encumbers real estate.  Client needs range from adaptive reuse to ad valorem taxation.  Projects span energy generating facilities; fuels include renewables (wind, solar, biomass) to oil, coal and gas-fired thermal power plants.