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Cost segregation guides by property type

Each guide covers what reclassifies in that property type (with the tax authority and its caveats), the modeled result range, market pricing, and a fixed-rubric comparison of the providers who do the work. We publish a guide only when it has type-specific substance.

Industrial & storage

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

Health

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

Auto & fuel

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

Retail & food

Property typeModeled reclass rangeGuide
Restaurant
Kitchen exhaust, hoods and turnkey equipment sit in the short-life pools.
12–42% · ~21–29% Read guide →
Retail
Storefront, signage and tenant build-out drive the split.
10–38% · ~27% Read guide →

Specialty

Property typeModeled reclass rangeGuide
Fitness & gym
Specialty flooring, locker/shower build-out and equipment power.
10–35% Read guide →
Mixed-use
Blended by gross building area; upper-floor residential kept conservative.
5–32% · ~12% guide coming
Data center
Electrical infrastructure and specialized systems dominate — a distinct engineering problem.
Note: Data-center studies are engineer-signed and by-proposal; specialized national engineering firms (e.g. Source Advisors) lead this category. Positioned honestly, not force-ranked.
38–60% guide coming
Hotel & motel
Per-room FF&E and amenity spaces; central HVAC generally stays long-life.
Note: Crowded specialist category (Capstan, Madison SPECS and others publish hotel work). Compared on published, observable facts.
6–35% · ~14% guide coming

Residential

Property typeModeled reclass rangeGuide
Multifamily (5+)
Per-unit finishes and site amenities; note AmeriSouth-era caution on aggressive splits.
12–30% guide coming

Office

Property typeModeled reclass rangeGuide
Office
Tenant improvements and building systems drive most of the reclass.
12–35% guide coming