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.

Distressed property services news and updates
Avison Young names Managing Director for Toronto West, Southwestern Ontario, and Occupier Services

Sanjiv Chadha will lead with a focus on advisory-led solutions, expanding occupier services, business development, and increasing market share
Toronto, ON – Global commercial real estate advisor, Avison Young, today announces Sanjiv Chadha as the new Managing Director, Toronto West and Southwestern Ontario / Occupier Services, effective February 10. Chadha will focus on executing on the firm’s core strategic business plan, with emphasis on advisory-led solutions, the occupier services platform, business development, and market share.
Chadha first joined Avison Young in 2022 as Principal, Occupier Services, responsible for providing industrial and office clients integrated, customized solutions – an area in which he excels, having advised large corporations on their global real estate strategies in more than 20 countries worldwide over his career spanning more than 20 years.
“Sanjiv’s expertise and portfolio diversification give him a leg up as he steps into this leadership role in Canada’s largest market – as we continue to identify opportunities for growth in all commercial asset classes, particularly in the region’s booming industrial sector and steadily growing office market,” said Mark Fieder, Principal and President of Avison Young in Canada. “I know he will be a strong asset to the team, not only as their leader but as a partner and guide, shaping the vision for Avison Young in Toronto West and Southwestern Ontario.”
Selected after an extensive search among internal and external candidates, Chadha will focus on the team’s strategic, advisory-led delivery of real estate solutions, while creating an environment where professionals can thrive. In addition to leading the offices in Toronto West and Southwestern Ontario, he will also be responsible for expanding Avison Young’s occupier services platform, creating new business opportunities, and strengthening the firm’s position in the market. Chadha will also champion Avison Young’s integrated, holistic approach, encouraging partnerships between service lines and experts across the country and around the world.
“Avison Young’s Toronto West and Southwest Ontario offices have built a strong reputation as a collaborative, client-centric brokerage, and I’m excited to build on that success,” said Chadha. “By enhancing collaboration, growing our occupier and agency leasing practices, and supporting our teams with the resources they need, we will continue to drive long-term value for our clients.”
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. Together, 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.
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Key distressed property services contacts
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Sheila Botting
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- Principal & President, Americas Professional Services
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- Consulting & Advisory

Neil Lacheur
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- Principal
- Executive Vice President
- Real Estate Management Services, Canada
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- Facility Management
- Property Management
- Asset Management

James Heaps
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- Executive Vice President
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- Consulting & Advisory
- Strategic Business Advisory

Brent Kingdon
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- Principal, Senior Director, Project Management
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- Project Management
Matthew McWatters, AACI, P.App
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- Principal, Managing Director & Canadian Leader, Valuation & Advisory Services
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- Valuation Advisory Services

Amy Erixon
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- Principal
- President, Global Investment Management
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- Investment Management

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Norman A. Arychuk
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- Vice President, Mortgage Broker, Debt Capital Markets Group
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- Capital Markets Group
- Consulting & Advisory
- Debt & Equity Finance
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