Possible over-assessment

5228 Broadway

Galveston, 77551 · Galveston County, Texas · multifamily property · 1,459,569 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$919,675estimated overpaid in property tax / year

The public records suggest this property may be over-assessed, but the comparison is wide enough that we verify it by hand — free, with no obligation — before saying you have a case.

What the public records show

Galveston public rollTexas
Current assessment$149,485,200
What the comparable appraisals support$107,681,810
Estimated over-assessment$41,803,390 · 28.0%
Comparable basis$74/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$919,675

Straight from the public Texas roll. The estimated saving applies an estimated composite millage to the over-assessment. We adjust comparables for size, age, and location before we say a word about your property — and we never name owners.

The comparable basis

The 8 comparable appraisals behind the number

Each comparable is adjusted toward this property for size and age, then we take the median. Owners are never named — only the public assessment figures matter.

Comparable assessment $/SFAdjusted $/SFSizeBuilt
$33$331,211,406 SF
$71$66529,376 SF2021
$73$68518,192 SF2023
$77$70705,050 SF2014
$79$725,128 SF2022
$84$7644,975 SF2023
$85$7712,958 SF2023
$90$828,060 SF2023

Why this is the lever

Texas Tax Code §42.26

Under §42.26, if a property is appraised above the median appraised value of a reasonable number of comparable properties (adjusted for size, age, and location), the value must be brought down to that median.

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