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Typical reclassification range, market fee range, and the ranked provider shortlist — for each commercial property type. A reference work, not a brochure: operated by Cost Seg Smart LLC (one of the providers compared), with every competitor fact sourced and dated. See how we compare.

12 guides live (warehouse, medical office, self-storage + more), with the rest of the directory rolling out after we measure the first set.
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Industrial & storage

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Warehouse & distribution
Truck-court paving and yard site-work often drive the result more than the box itself.
10–38% From $2,495 Read guide →
Self-storage
Drive-up facilities sit on 2–3× their footprint in paving; roll-up doors are equipment.
8–38% · ~23% From $2,495 Read guide →
Manufacturing
Process-support systems and specialty power drive the reclass.
6–38% · ~14% By proposal Read guide →
Light industrial
Flex and light-industrial build-out with modest short-life pools.
10–30% From $2,495 guide coming

Health

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Medical office
Dedicated clinical systems and build-out — not the shell — carry the reclass.
8–35% · ~19% From $2,495 Read guide →
Dental office
Per-operatory plumbing drops are the number-one cost variable.
8–35% From $2,495 Read guide →
Veterinary
Clinical and kennel systems concentrate short-life value.
8–38% · ~22% From $2,495 Read guide →

Auto & fuel

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Car wash
Mostly equipment and site-work wrapped around a thin shell — one of the highest reclass profiles.
25–60% · ~48% From $2,995 Read guide →
Gas station & c-store
Canopy, forecourt paving and dispensers; RMFO 15-year treatment may apply on the facts.
10–38% From $2,995 Read guide →
Auto dealership
Showroom, service bays and lot improvements across a large footprint.
10–35% From $2,495 Read guide →

Retail & food

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Restaurant
Kitchen exhaust, hoods and turnkey equipment sit in the short-life pools.
12–42% · ~21–29% From $2,495 Read guide →
Retail
Storefront, signage and tenant build-out drive the split.
10–38% · ~27% From $1,995 Read guide →

Specialty

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Fitness & gym
Specialty flooring, locker/shower build-out and equipment power.
10–35% From $2,495 Read guide →
Mixed-use
Blended by gross building area; upper-floor residential kept conservative.
5–32% · ~12% From $1,995 guide coming
Data center
Electrical infrastructure and specialized systems dominate — a distinct engineering problem.
38–60% $4,995–$54,995 (sub-$100M); $100M+ by proposal guide coming
Hotel & motel
Per-room FF&E and amenity spaces; central HVAC generally stays long-life.
6–35% · ~14% From $3,495 guide coming

Residential

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Multifamily (5+)
Per-unit finishes and site amenities; note AmeriSouth-era caution on aggressive splits.
12–30% From $1,995 guide coming

Office

PropertyTypical reclassTypical feeGuide
Office
Tenant improvements and building systems drive most of the reclass.
12–35% From $1,995 guide coming

Modeled reclass ranges are the engine's accelerated-% bands across standardized property configurations — not summaries of completed client studies. Fees are Cost Seg Smart's published starting fees (from the pricing spine); competitor fees are quote-only unless noted. See any live guide for assumptions and authority.