SHUKA ASSOCIATES, INC.

  • Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting Division

  • Real Estate Appraisal Review Division


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Principal's Qualifications

John A. Shuka, MAI, SRA, MRA

STATE LICENSES

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certified General Licensed Real Estate Appraiser #75
State of New Hampshire Certified General Licensed Real Estate Appraiser #306
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certified General Licensed Real Estate Broker #109639

EDUCATION           

Society of Real Estate Appraisers-SREA 101
Society of Real Estate Appraisers-SREA 102
Principles of Income Property Appraising-SREA 201
Applied Income Property Valuation-SREA 202
Market Analysis-SREA 302A
Investment and Feasibility Analysis-SREA Course 302B
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (Parts A & B)
Marina Finance and Appraisal Course; International Marina Institute
Small Hotel/Motel Valuation; Appraisal Institute
Condemnation Appraising: Basic Principles & Applications; Appraisal Institute
Feasibility Analysis, Market Value & Investment Timing; Appraisal Institute
Litigation Skills for the Appraiser; Appraisal Institute
Numerous other seminars and courses have also been attended by Mr. Shuka over the past 27 years.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

MAI and SRA Member; Appraisal Institute
MRA Member; Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Shuka Associates, Inc.; 1/96 to present; President
Eastern Appraisal Services, Inc.; 1985 through 1995; Partner and Treasurer
Property Financial Services; 1981 to 1985; Appraiser & Vice-President of Commercial Division

APPRAISAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. Shuka has appraised residential, commercial and industrial property in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine since 1981.  Property appraisals include Manchester Marine, Manchester, MA; Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem, MA; Route 128 Volvo, Wakefield, MA; Jaffarian Volvo, Haverhill, MA; Seaward Inn, Rockport, MA; Suzannah Flint House, Salem, MA; Ship's Wharf Retail Center, Lynnfield, MA; Commodore Plaza, Beverly, MA; Medical Office Condominiums, Beverly, MA; Crombie Street Church, Salem, MA; Blackburn Center Office & Industrial Park, Gloucester, MA; North Shore Cancer Center, Peabody, MA; Applebee's Restaurant, Haverhill, MA; Gold's Gym, Methuen, MA; Montessori School, Beverly, MA; numerous Eminent Domain appraisals for the City of Peabody Flood Mitigation Project and various residential subdivisions in eastern MA. 

Our firm also has experience in the valuation of undeveloped land, minority interests, service stations, apartment complexes, self-storage facilities, various other special use properties; valuation in eminent domain, tax abatement, and other litigation proceedings. Mr. Shuka also performs peer review analysis for lending institutions, law firms and other corporate entities.   

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS SERVED

Bank of America
Beverly Cooperative Bank, Beverly, MA
Beverly National Bank, Beverly, MA
Bingham McCutchen, LLP, Boston, MA
Boston Private Bank and Trust Co., Boston, MA
Brookline Savings Bank, Brookline, MA
Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA
Casner & Edwards, LLP, Boston, MA
Central Bank, Somerville, MA
Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA
Citizens-Union Savings Bank, Fall River, MA
City of Peabody, MA
DanversBank, Danvers, MA
Eastern Bank, Boston, MA
Fidelity National Title Group, Buffalo, NY
First National Bank of Ipswich, Ipswich, MA
Glovsky & Glovsky, Beverly, MA
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Boston, MA
International Fidelity Insurance Co., Newark, NJ

Legasey & Associates, Attorneys at Law, Salem, MA
Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Fink, LLP, Boston, MA
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston, MA
Massachusetts Housing, Boston, MA
Meetinghouse Cooperative Bank, Boston, MA
Mercantile Bank, Boston, MA
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Newburyport, MA
North Shore Bank, Beverly & Peabody, MA
Northeast Health Systems, Inc., Beverly, MA
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Boston, MA
Ocean National Bank, Portsmouth, NH
Pakenham, Schmidt & Federico, P.C., Boston, MA
Pentucket Bank, Haverhill, MA
Provident Bank, Amesbury, MA
Regnante, Sterio & Osborne, LLP, Wakefield, MA
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, Salem, MA
TD Banknorth, Bedford, NH & Portland, ME  
The Savings Bank, Wakefield, MA
Windover Development, Manchester, MA

EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE

Lawrence District Court, Lawrence, MA; Lawrence Superior Court, Lawrence, MA; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Court, Boston, MA; Essex County Probate Court, Salem, MA; Suffolk County Probate Court, Boston, MA; Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, Boston, MA; and Arbitration Hearings
 

Serving Eastern Massachusetts & Southern New Hampshire

8 Enon Street, Suite 1B
Beverly, MA 01915
Tel: 978.921.1700
Fax: 978.921.1442

john@shuka-associates.com

Company Overview
Our Clients | Our Staff | Valuation Services | Review Services
Property Types Appraised | Principal's  Qualifications | Links | Contact Us