Provider profile · Engineering-first · National (Lindon, UT)
Cost Segregation Authority (CSA)
Engineering-based firm founded by construction veterans, with a real named-case-study library across food, retail, storage, hospitality and specialty manufacturing.
At a glance
| Firm type | Engineering-first |
|---|---|
| Methodology | Engineering-based; founded by construction-industry veterans. ~30,000 studies claimed. Site-visit-vs-remote policy not stated publicly. |
| Delivery | Site-visit |
| Pricing transparency | Quote-only — Free analysis; quote-only. |
| Turnaround | Not stated. |
| Deliverables | fixed-asset schedule |
| Audit-support terms | Not detailed on the pages reviewed. |
| Stated specialties | Restaurant, Self-storage, Car wash, Retail, Manufacturing (distillery/spa) |
| Source | Cost Segregation Authority (CSA) materials (as of Jul 2026) |
How Cost Segregation Authority (CSA) ranks by property type
| Property type | Rank | Score | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car wash | #7 | 7.1 | Car wash guide |
| Manufacturing | #10 | 7.1 | Manufacturing guide |
| Single-tenant retail | #11 | 7.1 | Single-tenant retail guide |
| Self-storage | #11 | 7.1 | Self-storage guide |
| Restaurant | #12 | 7.1 | Restaurant guide |
| Data center | #15 | 5.9 | Data center guide |
| Distribution center | #16 | 5.9 | Distribution center guide |
| Cold storage | #16 | 5.9 | Cold storage guide |
| Flex / light industrial | #16 | 5.9 | Flex / light industrial guide |
| Truck terminal | #16 | 5.9 | Truck terminal guide |
| Airport hangar | #16 | 5.9 | Airport hangar guide |
| Industrial yard / laydown | #16 | 5.9 | Industrial yard / laydown guide |
| Ambulatory surgery center | #16 | 5.9 | Ambulatory surgery center guide |
| Hospital | #16 | 5.9 | Hospital guide |
| Imaging center | #16 | 5.9 | Imaging center guide |
| Laboratory | #16 | 5.9 | Laboratory guide |
| Senior / assisted living | #16 | 5.9 | Senior / assisted living guide |
| Skilled nursing | #16 | 5.9 | Skilled nursing guide |
| Strip / neighborhood center | #16 | 5.9 | Strip / neighborhood center guide |
| Big box | #16 | 5.9 | Big box guide |
| Grocery | #16 | 5.9 | Grocery guide |
| Shopping mall | #16 | 5.9 | Shopping mall guide |
| QSR / drive-thru | #16 | 5.9 | QSR / drive-thru guide |
| Bar / brewery | #16 | 5.9 | Bar / brewery guide |
| Auto service / collision | #16 | 5.9 | Auto service / collision guide |
| Multifamily (5+) | #16 | 5.9 | Multifamily (5+) guide |
| Build-to-rent community | #16 | 5.9 | Build-to-rent community guide |
| Student housing | #16 | 5.9 | Student housing guide |
| Senior apartments (55+) | #16 | 5.9 | Senior apartments (55+) guide |
| Mobile home / RV park | #16 | 5.9 | Mobile home / RV park guide |
| Short-term rental portfolio | #16 | 5.9 | Short-term rental portfolio guide |
| Limited-service hotel | #16 | 5.9 | Limited-service hotel guide |
| Resort | #16 | 5.9 | Resort guide |
| Motel | #16 | 5.9 | Motel guide |
| Golf & country club | #16 | 5.9 | Golf & country club guide |
| Marina | #16 | 5.9 | Marina guide |
| Entertainment venue | #16 | 5.9 | Entertainment venue guide |
| Office | #16 | 5.9 | Office guide |
| Office (CBD high-rise) | #16 | 5.9 | Office (CBD high-rise) guide |
| Coworking / flex office | #16 | 5.9 | Coworking / flex office guide |
| Bank branch | #16 | 5.9 | Bank branch guide |
| Mixed-use | #16 | 5.9 | Mixed-use guide |
| Parking structure | #16 | 5.9 | Parking structure guide |
| Cannabis cultivation / retail | #16 | 5.9 | Cannabis cultivation / retail guide |
| Church / religious facility | #16 | 5.9 | Church / religious facility guide |
| School / childcare | #16 | 5.9 | School / childcare guide |
| Funeral home | #16 | 5.9 | Funeral home guide |
| Agricultural / processing | #16 | 5.9 | Agricultural / processing guide |
| Hotel & motel | #17 | 5.9 | Hotel & motel guide |
| Warehouse & distribution | #22 | 5.0 | Warehouse & distribution guide |
| Medical office | #22 | 5.0 | Medical office guide |
| Dental office | #22 | 5.0 | Dental office guide |
| Veterinary | #22 | 5.0 | Veterinary guide |
| Gas station & c-store | #22 | 5.0 | Gas station & c-store guide |
| Auto dealership | #22 | 5.0 | Auto dealership guide |
| Fitness & gym | #22 | 5.0 | Fitness & gym guide |
Scores are this guide's published rubric output; see how we compare. Facts above are from Cost Segregation Authority (CSA)'s public materials (as of Jul 2026); no reviews or ratings are used.