Paul Tartak is a Director based in New York with Partner Valuation Advisors. He brings over 35 years of commercial appraisal experience, having entered the field in 1988. Throughout his career, Mr. Tartak has appraised thousands of properties across the United States for a wide range of clients including global banks, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CMBS/conduit lenders, institutional investors (REITs), owner-users, and developers. His background also includes work in acquisitions, mortgage underwriting, and rated REIT bond analysis.
Mr. Tartak’s expertise spans a broad spectrum of property types, including multifamily (rental apartment complexes, condominiums, cooperatives), retail (freestanding retail, 1031 exchange/NNN deals, shopping centers, regional malls), self-storage, industrial assets, professional and medical office buildings, vacant development sites, lodging, religious and educational facilities, mobile home parks, and other special use properties.
Mr. Tartak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany and a Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School. He has taken extensive real estate finance and valuation coursework throughout his career, including state licensing and coursework from the Appraisal Institute.