Williams, Benjamin M.

Benjamin M. Williams joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2018 and is a Member of the firm and leads the firm's Property Tax Department. Williams's practice focuses on property tax reductions and planning. He has represented thousands of clients in property tax appeals and at New York City Tax Commission hearings. He also has a depth of experience in real estate tax projections for development, acquisition, leasing, financing and budgeting.

Williams's forte is in reducing property taxes for co-ops and condos, multi-family residential, office, and retail properties.

Williams has worked on Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP), 421-a, and not-for-profit exemption applications and projections.

Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, Williams was an attorney with Podell, Schwartz, Schecter & Banfield, LLP. Prior to that, as an electrical engineer, Williams began his career valuing power plants, preparing purchase price allocation and cost segregation studies, and appraising machinery & equipment. Williams is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers, but isn't currently practicing as an appraiser.

Notable Work

• Argued thousands of cases at New York City Tax Commission hearings, saving clients millions of dollars.
• Prepared property tax projections, often for financing purposes, of office, hotel, residential, retail.
• Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP): tax projections and application filings
• Real estate tax escalation provisions in leases: projected taxes and advised prospective tenants of major properties, e.g. Hudson Yards, World Trade Center.
• Obtained tax class changes for predominantly residential properties with up to 10 units, bringing properties into more favorable tax classes with limitations on assessed value increases (e.g. tax classes 1, 2A, 2B, 2C).
• Real Property Income & Expense (RPIE) filing: advised on how to complete the form, removed monetary penalties, cleared for Tax Commission hearings.