Robert Von Ancken

Who is Robert Von Ancken?

Robert Von Ancken is a prominent New York City real estate appraiser, whose accomplishments include testifying in front of the Supreme Court to deter the construction of a building over Grand Central Terminal and establishing the value of the World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks on behalf of the insurance companies. Throughout his career he has appraised more than 8,000 properties in and around New York City, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center and Columbia University. He has also been referred to as one of the "nation's busiest experts on air rights", and has spoken and been quoted extensively on the topic.

He is currently the Chairman of Landauer Valuation & Advisory, a division of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.