Jeff Carson, MAI, MRICS, joined Newmark Knight Frank Valuation & Advisory in 2018 as a Senior Vice President and National Team Leader of marinas and waterfront properties. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Mr. Carson specializes in the appraisal, brokerage, consulting and expert witness services for marinas, boat yards, ship yards, cargo terminals and working waterfront properties around the world.
His appraisal expertise also extends to residential, office, retail, industrial, special purpose, mixed use and vacant land assets. Mr. Carson is a documented and quoted expert witness on waterfront litigation matters in United States circuit and federal courts as well as at the High Court in Dublin, Ireland, and The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Mr. Carson began his appraisal career in 1985. Since then, he has earned the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and the MRICS designation of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Mr. Carson is a certified general real estate appraiser and a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida. He is also a published real estate author.
Mr. Carson has completed appraisals, appraisal reviews, brokerage transactions, consulting assignments and/or provided expert witness testimony in the following international locations:
| International Assignments | Location |
| Treasure Cay Marina |
Great Abaco Island, Bahamas |
| Medical School |
St. Lucia |
| Marina Development Site |
Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Supreme Court Expert Witness |
British Virgin Islands |
| High Court Expert Witness |
Dublin, Ireland |
| U.S. Assignments |
Location |
| Connecticut | |
| Proposed Steelpointe Marina |
Bridgeport |
| Milford Boat Works | Milford |
| Port Milford Marina | Milford |
| New Haven Yacht Club | New Haven |
| Florida | |
| Seafood Shack Restaurant & Marina |
Cortez |
| Seacor Cargo Terminal |
Dania Beach |
| The Cove Marina and Restaurant |
Deerfield Beach |
| Boston Whaler |
Edgewater |
| Crowley Cargo Terminal |
Jacksonville |
| Jupiter Club Restaurant, Marina |
Jupiter |
| Marina Consulting - City of Miami |
Miami |
| Miami Beach Marina |
Miami Beach |
| Patti Shipyard |
Pensacola |
| St John’s Shipyard |
Putnam County |
| Iowa | |
| Marina Market Study |
Red Rock Lake Region |
| Massachusetts | |
| Boston Yacht Haven |
Boston |
| New York |
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| Jacksons Marina & Boatyard |
Hampton Bays |
| North Carolina |
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| Marina Development Site | New Bern |
| MarineMax - NC | Wrightsville Beach |
| Rhode Island |
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| Newport Yachting Center |
Newport |
| Norton’s Marina & Boatyard |
Warwick |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- MAI designation, Appraisal Institute
- Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, (MRICS)
- Certified general real estate appraiser, state of Florida
- Licensed real estate broker, state of Florida
Mr. Carson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and an Associate of Arts degree from the University of Florida.