Distressed properties commercial real estate services

Avison Young’s distressed property team has the extensive technical knowledge and expertise to manage, value, lease, market and sell your distressed properties to minimize risk, and maximize proceeds.

From receivership to management, leasing and disposition, corporate and asset strategy to implementation we cover a full-range of services. Our expert appraisers and knowledgeable brokers provide detailed appraisal studies and concise Broker Opinions of Value reports and Broker Pricing Opinions.

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Our key service lines to aid in distressed asset situations:

  • Valuation and Advisory Services
  • Business Consulting & Advisory Services
  • Real Estate Management Services
  • Project Management Services
  • Real Estate Consulting & Advisory Services
  • Leasing Strategy & Agency Services
  • Property Tax Appeal
  • Capital Markets, Debt Services, & Investment Sales

Experts in all asset classes, specializing in:

  • Asset and portfolio strategy
  • Accredited appraisal & valuation services
  • Receivership and judicial/court-ordered sale listing services
  • Listing proposals and broker opinions of value
  • Licensed property management services to assist receivers
  • Advisory services for insolvency, workouts and restructuring (businesses, assets/real estate and debt)
  • Expert witness testimony and litigation support in court or arbitration
  • Corporate real estate strategy including workplace, industrial and retail footprint optimization

Structured to support your distressed property, no matter the scope.

Our services are aligned to offer full or partial support of your unique distressed property experience.

 

01 Understand your asset
Analyze and value distressed property situations and provide solutions to align with your business and real estate needs.

02 Take control and stabilize
Complete property administration, project management and maintenance takeover.

03 Create value
Discover and resolve unknown issues and disputes to better position your asset in the market.

04 Disposition / exit
Strategic disposition and exit strategies to effectively market and sell your assets for maximum value.

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Distressed property services news and updates

Avison Young Selects SharpLaunch as Exclusive Commercial Real Estate Marketing Solution Across U.S. and Canada

Sharplaunch logo on a laptop screen September 25, 2024

SharpLaunch delivers a unified global marketing experience and seamless integration, empowering Avison Young's network of 70+ offices with greater operational efficiency, scalability, and data-driven insights.

New York, NY – Sep 25, 2024 – SharpLaunch, the leading commercial real estate (CRE) marketing platform, has announced an expanded partnership with Avison Young, becoming the exclusive CRE marketing platform for over 70 offices across the U.S. and Canada. This partnership will drive a globally unified marketing experience while integrating deeply with Avison Young’s suite of platforms, including CRM, marketing automation, analytics, and more.

By centralizing its property marketing on SharpLaunch, Avison Young will enhance consistency across its global network and simplify its marketing processes. The integration of SharpLaunch with other key systems ensures data and insights flow effortlessly between platforms, reducing manual tasks, saving time, and accelerating time-to-market.

“Implementing a CRE marketing platform is essential to our global growth strategy, and we chose SharpLaunch because its market-leading integration capabilities allows us to automate workflows with different products across the globe,” said Martin Jepil, Global Chief Information Officer at Avison Young. “SharpLaunch will drive greater operational efficiency and faster time-to-market, ultimately enhancing our ability to serve clients and achieve business growth across diverse regions.”

Since 2023, Avison Young has successfully used SharpLaunch in select regions, with the platform delivering measurable improvements in marketing efficiency and performance. This expanded agreement will position SharpLaunch as the primary marketing tool across all of Avison Young’s service lines, including leasing and investment sales, creating a unified marketing framework across North America.

“Avison Young’s vision of a fully integrated marketing ecosystem aligns perfectly with our platform’s capabilities,” said Bob Samii, CEO of SharpLaunch. “We are excited to expand our partnership and continue delivering innovative solutions that will help their teams excel in a rapidly evolving industry.”

For more information about SharpLaunch and its service offerings, please visit sharplaunch.com.

About SharpLaunch: SharpLaunch empowers innovative CRE marketing teams to modernize their brand presence, simplify workflows, identify high-value leads, and seamlessly integrate tools and data for greater efficiency and growth. The platform equips investment sales and leasing teams with a comprehensive suite of digital tools, enterprise-level APIs, and custom integrations, ensuring they remain competitive and adaptable in today’s rapidly evolving CRE market.

About Avison Young: Avison Young creates real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people. As a private company, our clients collaborate with an empowered partner who is invested in their success. Our integrated talent realizes the full potential of real estate by using global intelligence platforms that provide clients with insights and advantage. T ogether, we can create healthy, productive workplaces for employees, cities that are centers for prosperity for their citizens, and built spaces and places that create a net benefit to the economy, the environment and the community. Avison Young is a 2024 winner of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation, having retained its Best Managed designation for 13 consecutive years.

Media contacts

  • Sofia Guzman, Head of Marketing – [email protected]
  • Sandra Hill, Senior Manager, Media Relations – United States, +1 281.853.5548

Key distressed property services contacts

Mark Fieder

    • Principal
    • President, Canada
    • Corporate Executive

Sheila Botting

    • Principal & President, Americas Professional Services
    • Consulting & Advisory
[email protected]

Neil Lacheur

    • Principal
    • Executive Vice President
    • Real Estate Management Services, Canada
    • Facility Management
    • Property Management
    • Asset Management
[email protected]

James Heaps

    • Executive Vice President
    • Consulting & Advisory
    • Strategic Business Advisory
[email protected]

Brent Kingdon

    • Principal, Senior Director, Project Management
    • Project Management
[email protected]

Matthew McWatters, AACI, P.App

    • Principal, Managing Director & Canadian Leader, Valuation & Advisory Services
    • Valuation Advisory Services
[email protected]

Amy Erixon

    • Principal
    • President, Global Investment Management
    • Investment Management
[email protected]

Robin White

    • Broker, Principal
    • Capital Markets Group
[email protected]

Norman A. Arychuk

    • Mortgage Broker, Debt Capital Markets Group
    • Capital Markets Group
    • Consulting & Advisory
    • Debt & Equity Finance
[email protected]