Brunswick Appraisal Corp

History of Our Firm
Three Generations

Armand Brunswick, MAI (1881-1960) was the President of the Brunswick Appraisal Corporation, the largest commercial brokerage and management firm in the Borough of Queens during the early 1900s. He was a former member of the Advisory Board of American Trust Co., and Officer of M. Morgenthau Jr. Co. of New York City. One of the earliest members of the Appraisal Institute, his clients included; New York Life Insurance Company, Arthur Levitt and the City of New York. He was known for his expertise in eminent domain on projects that included; LaGuardia Airport, the Triborough Bridge Approach and Plaza and Flushing Meadow Park (World's Fair Site).
Sanford Brunswick (1922-2013) was a developer of residential subdivisions in Garden City, Dix Hills and Commack before assuming the Presidency of Brunswick Appraisal Corp. He continued and developed his reputation in the specialization of eminent domain valuation.
Elinor Brunswick, MAI, joined the family business in 1985. She has been an active member in the Appraisal Institute since the early 1990s while gaining further experience working in New York City for five years as Senior Vice President for Appraisers and Planners Inc. In 1993, she became licensed with the State of New York as a Certified General Appraiser. Since 2005, she is President of Brunswick Appraisal Corp., and continues in the family tradition providing expert testimony, eminent domain expertise and preparing appraisals for all types of property throughout the Long Island and major metropolitan region. She represents some of the most well- known real estate owners and developers on Long Island, is valuation appraiser and consultant for major educational institutions including New York Institute of Technology and Long Island University and specializes in the valuation of conservation easements on behalf of the North Shore Land Alliance and Peconic Land Trust.

Witness our Expertise

Elinor Brunswick, MAI, President of Brunswick Appraisal Corp. is a designated member of the Appraisal Institute since 1997.
Over the years, our firm has appraised specialty use properties such as college campuses, vineyards, equestrian facilities, farmland, development rights and gasoline service stations to name a few.
Our firm appraises the impact of natural disasters on real estate property such as Super Storm Sandy.
Elinor Brunswick, MAI is accepted as a real estate valuation expert witness by State and Federal Courts with a specialization in eminent domain.
Our reputable list of clients include major law firms, private owners and developers, the United States Army Corp States Department of Justice, the Unites States Army Corps. of Engineers, New York State Department of Conservation and numerous townships and municipalities.