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

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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
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Celebrating 12 consecutive years, Avison Young named one of Canada’s Best Managed CompaniesTuesday, 9 May 2023
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Avison Young applauds Women of Influence, class of 2023Monday, 8 May 2023
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Up to one third of office buildings across 14 major North American markets could provide housing potential, through adaptive reuseMonday, 24 Apr. 2023
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Challenges & opportunities for the Montreal office marketFriday, 21 Apr. 2023
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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, Practice Leader, Project Management Services
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- Project Management
Matthew McWatters, AACI, P.App
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- Principal, Executive Vice President & 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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- Mortgage Broker, Debt Capital Markets Group
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- Capital Markets Group
- Debt & Equity Finance
- Consulting & Advisory
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