NEW YORK CITY—Avison Young has hired 11 professionals to join its expanding platform in the tri-state region, GlobeSt.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY.
“As we continue our expansion in New York City and the tri-state region, we remain committed to providing best-in-class services to our growing client base,” says Arthur Mirante, Avison Young principal and tri-state president. “The addition of these professionals will increase our capabilities throughout a broad range of platforms, including investment sales, capital markets, retail services, valuation and tenant and landlord representation.”
The new hires include John Farrell and William Picoli, who both join the valuation and advisory group as SVPs. Both analysts previously were with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, where Farrell was managing director and Picoli was senior managing director. At Avison, Farrell will be responsible for business development, providing valuation and consulting services to clients, and mentoring the firm's junior staff. Picoli will provide consulting and valuation services, litigation support, market analysis, highest and best use and land development analysis for a broad spectrum of property types and clients nationwide, with a focus on the New York Metropolitan area.
Brendan Teeley joins the capital markets group as senior associate, responsible for raising equity and debt for a wide range of real estate transactions and trading performing and non-performing whole loans, with a focus on funds, major banks and large community banks. It was unclear at press time where Teeley previously worked.
Christa Goulakos joins the retail services group as an associate, specializing in retail landlord and tenant representation. She will report to Jedd Nero, principal of the firm and the executive managing director of New York City retail, who leads the firm's retail services platform. Goulakos previously was in retail sales at Winick Realty Group.
Erik Edeen joins the investment sales group as a senior financial analyst, Formerly an analyst at CBRE, he will be responsible for financial analysis, and identifying and underwriting the sale of institutional-grade and income producing real estate. Also joining the investment sales group as a financial analyst is Rochelle Estoque, who will be responsible for financial analysis, and underwriting investment sales transactions for all property types. She previously was with Avison's capital markets group.
The firm rounded out the hiring with two appointments to its marketing department and it brought on an executive assistant as well as two administrative assistants.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
