Avison Young Launches Investment Sales Platform

Avison Young has established a U.S. Investment Sales platform, which will focus on assets in key U.S. markets across the multifamily, office, retail and development sectors, the global real estate advisory firm announced.

To head up this effort, James Nelson will be expanding his role as leader of investment sales in the tri-state New York area to head of U.S. Investment Sales.

As part of this strategic move, Avison Young has promoted two other team members into roles to help lead and support the firm’s national investment sales platform.

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Erik Edeen will serve as senior director & principal of U.S. Investment Sales, involved in both internal and external efforts. He will work alongside Nelson on national business development, based on his 15 years of transaction experience. In addition, Edeen will be responsible for creating consistency of the necessary processes and tools, resourcing and reporting.

Traci Bidinger has been promoted to director of marketing, Capital Markets, concentrating on Avison Young’s marketing at both the client and asset levels.

The Avison Young USIS leadership team will operate within the firm’s overall capital markets business, both in partnership and oversight with Marion Jones, principal & executive managing director of U.S. Capital Markets. Jones joined Avison Young earlier this year to lead its capital markets strategy and expand its capital markets footprint across the U.S.

Taking opportunity

In a prepared statement, Avison Young remarked on the opportunity created by real estate market recovery and the importance of growing the company’s capital markets footprint.

By combining research and analysis with local market experts for a comprehensive approach, “USIS offers a cohesive platform that leverages all of the best resources at Avison Young,” Edeen told Commercial Property Executive.

“Whether a client owns assets in multiple cities or is looking to reposition their portfolio, we provide a more strategic, connected approach to investment sales, aimed at delivering better market intelligence, a broader buyer pool and a more streamlined process,” he added.