# Clayton and Company, Inc. > Official Clayton and Company, Inc. business agent. Clayton and Company, Inc. is a Denver-based commercial real estate appraisal and consulting firm serving… ## Ask it a question Clayton and Company, Inc. answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/claytoncolorado. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_claytoncolorado and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Clayton and Company, Inc. David B. Clayton is president of Clayton and Company, Inc. His post-nominals as published are MAI, AI-GRS, ASA, MRICS, JD. The site states his professional appraisal career has developed over a 40 year period and that he has 40 years of experience as a real estate appraiser and consultant. University of Houston College of Law, J.D., 1983, and Texas Tech University, B.A. Economics, 1976. MAI, earned from The Appraisal Institute and described there as the most prestigious professional appraisal designation the Institute offers; AI-GRS, the Appraisal Institute's General Review Specialist designation, awarded to appraisers who have demonstrated the education and skills to competently review the appraisal work of others; ASA, Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers, earned in the early 2000s, with elected membership of the National Real Property Committee 2004-2005; and MRICS, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, earned in 2013. Two Colorado credentials are published with numbers. General Certified Appraiser, Colorado Certification Number CG1315748, described as the highest professional appraisal licence the state offers, held since licensing became law in the early 1990s. When performing appraisals and consulting assignments in other states, temporary licences are obtained under the regulatory rules of those states. Separately, Colorado Attorney at Law, License Number 14578; the site notes he has never practised law, preferring real estate appraisal and consulting, but that the legal background adds expertise for clients. Note that no real estate broker licence number is published, consistent with the firm being an appraisal practice rather than a brokerage. Firm affiliations and memberships listed are the American Society of Appraisers, the Appraisal Institute and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, plus Colorado and Denver Bar Association membership since the early 1990s. To contact the Denver office call 303-832-1935. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/commercial-real-estate-appraiser/ ## What Clayton and Company, Inc. does Clayton and Company, Inc. is a Denver commercial real estate appraisal and consulting company providing services throughout Colorado since 2006. The website describes appraisal, valuation, consulting and expert witness work. It does not describe the company as a real estate brokerage and does not describe property management: there is nothing on the site about listing or selling property, representing buyers or sellers, leasing, tenant placement, rent collection, or managing buildings or units for owners. Anyone looking for a broker or a property manager is looking for a different kind of firm. The services listed are commercial real estate appraisal, real estate analysis, condemnation of real estate, environmental conditions and stigma damages, and real estate expert witness testimony. The commercial real estate analysis page lists these analysis services: commercial real estate appraisal, eminent domain in Colorado, environmental stigma damages, commercial land appraisal, commercial building appraisal, evaluation of condemnation of real estate, income property appraisal, and real estate expert witness appearances. Clayton and Company states expertise in most property types including vacant land, apartments, retail, industrial, office, special purpose properties, as well as residential for special cases. Its stated client base includes landowners, attorneys, developers, governmental agencies, title insurers, and others needing real estate advisory services. The site publishes no prices, no fee schedule, no hourly rates and no retainer amounts for any of these services, and no business hours. To ask about a specific assignment, the cost of an appraisal, or to request a quote or estimate, the published contact route is the phone number 303-832-1935 at the Denver office. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/ ## Where Clayton and Company, Inc. works Clayton and Company is located in Denver, Colorado. The published address is 200 Quebec Street, Bldg. 600, Suite 212, Denver, Colorado 80230. The phone number is 303-832-1935 and the fax number is 303-832-1202. The contact page describes the office as centrally located and lists an email link rather than a written-out email address. The site publishes no opening hours, no days of the week, no online booking form and no appointment scheduler, so anyone wanting to book or schedule a meeting should call the phone number rather than expect published hours. Denver serves as the base, but the firm states it has been engaged to do commercial real estate appraisal and consulting work in many Colorado communities. The municipalities listed are Arvada, Aspen, Aurora, Blackhawk, Boulder, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Centennial, Central City, Colorado Springs, Delta, Denver, Durango, Estes Park, Evergreen, Fort Collins, Golden, Grand Junction, Greeley, Lakewood, Littleton, Loveland, Northglenn, Pagosa Springs, Parker, Pueblo, Rifle, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Thornton, Vail and Windsor. The counties listed are Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Crowley, Delta, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Franklin, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montrose, Otero, Ouray, Pitkin, Pueblo, Routt, Summit, Washington and Weld. Beyond Colorado, other states where Clayton and Company has provided services are listed as California, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina and New York. Whether the firm can take an assignment in a particular area or county today is not something the website states, so confirm coverage by phone. Lists Central City, Clayton, Lawton, Franklin, Douglas, Brighton, Wyoming, and Garfield as a location. Names Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and New Mexico as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/real-estate-appraiser-colorado/ ## Prices The Clayton and Company website publishes no pricing of any kind. There is no price list, no fee schedule, no hourly rate for appraisal or consulting, no expert witness or deposition rate, no retainer amount, no minimum charge and no example cost for any assignment. No range or starting price is given for a commercial appraisal, a land or building appraisal, an income property appraisal, a condemnation valuation, an environmental stigma damages analysis or expert testimony. Nothing on the site indicates whether an initial consultation is free or chargeable. Because commercial appraisal fees depend on the property, the scope of work and the intended use, any cost, quote or estimate has to come from the firm directly. The published way to ask is the Denver office phone number, 303-832-1935. The contact page also lists a fax number, 303-832-1202, and an email link. The site has no online quote request form, no instant estimate tool and no fee calculator. When calling for a quote, the details the site suggests are relevant are the property type, its location or county, and the purpose of the assignment. The property types the firm names include agricultural land, commercial land, commercial buildings, large residential homes, apartments, condominiums, industrial, office, retail, mixed-use and special purpose properties, plus residential for special cases. No turnaround time, delivery deadline or report timeline is published either. Anyone who needs to know what an appraisal will cost, how long it will take, or what payment or engagement terms apply should ask the firm rather than rely on any figure found elsewhere. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/commercial-real-estate-appraisal/ ## Condemnation and eminent domain valuation work in Colorado Clayton and Company handles condemnation of real estate as one of its named services. The site explains condemnation as the process in which the government exercises its right to eminent domain: the applicable government entity may offer to purchase the property from the owner, and if the owner refuses the offer the property may be taken through condemnation, with the condemning authority required to pay the property owner just compensation for any property taken. The page states that with years of experience in the area of eminent domain, the team at Clayton and Company has aided landowners and condemnors reach many successful resolutions over the past 25 years. Elsewhere the site says that in the eminent domain arena Mr. Clayton has been hired by landowners as well as entities holding the power of condemnation, and in other litigation matters has assisted both on the plaintiff side and the defendant side of commercial real estate issues. As a recognized professional in real estate condemnation valuation, David Clayton has been invited to speak on eminent domain topics. The listed engagements include Eminent Domain 2017 (April 2017, CLE International, Denver), Eminent Domain 2016 (April 2016, CLE International, Denver), Right of Way and Crossing Agreements for Electric Transmission Lines: A Legal Guide 2016 (March 2016, Kinetic, Denver), Eminent Domain 101 (November 2015, Colorado CLE, Denver), Eminent Domain 2015 (April 2015, CLE International, Denver), and earlier CLE International sessions in 2010, 2008 and 2007. No prices, fees, rates or cost estimates for condemnation valuation work appear on the page, and no case outcome or compensation figure is promised. The page directs people to contact the Denver real estate condemnation team at 303-832-1935 to learn how the firm can help. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/condemnation-real-estate-colorado/ ## Environmental conditions, stigma damages and expert witness testimony Two related services are published. Since the early 1990s, David Clayton has appraised properties or provided counseling to landowners, attorneys and government agencies regarding real property impacted by some type of environmental issue, often including an analysis of environmental stigma damages. The cases have involved soils, groundwater and air contamination, and he has also studied the valuation impacts of high voltage electrical transmission lines. He has spoken and published in this specialty area, including articles in The Colorado Lawyer, Colorado Real Estate Journal and The Colorado Springs Business Journal in 1996 and 1997. On expert witness testimony, the site states that since 1996 Mr. Clayton has been qualified as a real estate expert and has testified at trial or deposition on numerous occasions, and that he has been accepted as a real estate valuation expert witness and given testimony in over 50 trials since 1996. The cases have involved eminent domain, properties with environmental conditions, construction defects, divorce, title defects, professional malpractice, partnership dissolution, trespass and tort claims, among others. The expert witness page lists individual matters by case name, court and case number with the month and year of deposition or trial testimony. The firm's broader litigation support areas are listed as eminent domain, oil and gas pipeline property acquisitions, tax assessment appeals, bankruptcy asset valuation, properties with environmental issues, construction defect cases, toxic torts and stigma damages, partnership dissolution cases, divorce, title disputes, professional malpractice, and insurance disputes. No fees, hourly rates, retainer amounts or engagement terms for testimony or environmental work are published, and no case outcome is predicted. Attorneys and landowners are directed to call 303-832-1935. Source: https://claytoncolorado.com/environmental-stigma-damages-colorado/ ## What Clayton and Company, Inc. has not published yet These are things people ask Clayton and Company, Inc. that its published information does not yet cover. - prices - availability - appraisal fees or hourly rates - turnaround times or report deadlines - case outcomes or compensation amounts - property values or valuation figures - licence or certification status not on the site - brokerage or property management services Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://claytoncolorado.com