Philadelphia, PA –Former Binswanger senior vice president Scott Williams has joined Avison Young in Philadelphia as a principal. Williams will represent office and industrial clients in Philadelphia's suburban markets, facilitating sales and leasing transactions.
“We are very excited to have Scott join our team in Philadelphia. Scott is a true market specialist with superior local intelligence,” says David Fahey,principal and managing director of Avison Young. “Scott is very experienced in all facets of commercial real estate transactions and focuses on delivering the highest level of service to all of his clients. Avison Young will benefit – and grow – from his deep local knowledge of suburban Philadelphia markets and the strong client relationships that he has developed during his career. He will also be vital to us as we continue to implement our U.S. expansion program in other East Coast markets and across the country.”
Williams brings 21 years of varied commercial real estate experience to Avison Young. Before joining Binswanger, he served as Director of Operations at Nason and Cullen Inc.
“My new position at Avison Young provides an exciting opportunity to join the world's fastest-growing commercial real estate services company and be part of its unique, collaborative culture,” says Williams. “I will be able to offer a full range of real estate services to local, national and international clients doing business in suburban Philadelphia.”
Before becoming a broker in the US, he served as a project executive and principal at Williams Elm Construction in Sydney, Australia. Williams is seasoned in project leasing, investment sales, acquisitions, tenant representation and site selection. During his US career, he has completed more than $95 million in property acquisitions and dispositions, negotiated leases covering in excess of 2.5 million square feet, and provided advisory services on properties with a combined value of approximately $65 million.
Williams has been named Costar Power Broker of the Year (2012) and CII Broker of the Year for commercial sales, commercial leasing and retail sales in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He holds a Bachelor's degree in project management from Australia's Sydney University. He serves boards of the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA and Charlestown Playhouse in Charlestown, PA.
Avison Young opened its Philadelphia office in September 2013 as part of the firm's ongoing, aggressive U.S. expansion strategy. Over the past five years, the company has grown from 11 to 58 offices and from 300 to more than 1,500 real estate professionals across Canada, the U.S., and in Europe.
Avison Young, headquartered in Toronto, is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company has 1,500 real estate professionals in 58 offices, providing value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties.
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