A health care real estate specialist, Sean McDonnell, has joined Avison Young as principal in the firm”™s Fairfield/Westchester office in New Canaan. Arthur Mirante, Toronto-based Avison Young principal and company president for Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, made the announcement.
The move is already in effect.
McDonnell will work with Mirante and Sean Cahill, Avison Young principal and managing director of the Fairfield/Westchester office, to advance Avison Young”™s regional health care real estate practice. McDonnell also will assist with tenant and landlord requirements in the office and industrial sectors, according to a statement announcing his hire.
An expert in medical practice expansion and strategic planning, according to Avison Young, McDonnell has initiated health care growth and expansion programs as well as physician management initiatives for local and national firms. His medical property clients have included Norwalk Hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University, St. Vincent”™s Hospital, Davis Cos. and Marcus Partners.
Prior to joining Avison Young, McDonnell served as a senior director at Cushman & Wakefield in Connecticut, where he was part of the firm”™s national health care practice group. He also previously served as executive director of real estate operations and property management for Norwalk Hospital.
“Sean has earned an impeccable reputation and track record in the health care sector,” Mirante said. “He brings an analytical approach to managing his clients”™ real estate requirements and developing creative solutions that address their current and future needs. As we look to build on the momentum that we have established in the tri-state market, Sean”™s specialized expertise will be a considerable asset in helping us to identify new avenues for business growth and development.”
“I am extremely excited to join the firm as a principal, and play an integral role in the creation of a best-in-class health care property practice that is strongly positioned to serve the real estate requirements of the regional medical community,” McDonnell said in the announcement.
Across the past five-and-a-half years, Avison Young has grown from 11 to 62 offices and from 300 to more than 1,700 real estate professionals in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, the firm reported.
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