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Syracuse University’s Shine Student Center exemption disputed in ongoing litigation before Board of Assessment Review
Summary
Attorneys for Syracuse University told the Syracuse City Board of Assessment Review that the Shine Student Center remains in litigation over a partial tax-exemption decision tied to food-court and campus store operations; the university says most activity serves the Syracuse community and remains exempt.
Attorneys for Syracuse University appeared before the Syracuse City Board of Assessment Review on Feb. 24 to respond to a grievance over the tax status of the Schein (Shine) Student Center, which the city challenged after a major renovation.
The university’s representative, Mark McNamara of Barclay Damon, said the property’s tentative assessed value is $18,900,000 with a land value of $1,140,000 and that litigation covers roll years 2022, 2023 and 2024 before Judge Neri. McNamara said a 2019–2021 renovation totaled roughly 104,000 square feet and that the assessor’s office this year determined about 8% of the property was not tax-exempt, citing the food court and part of the campus store.
McNamara told the board the university disputes the city’s finding and maintains that…
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