Avison Young hires Clinton as senior director of tri-state research

New York, NY According to Arthur Mirante, Avison Young principal and tri-state president, Marisha Clinton has joined the company.

Effective immediately, Clinton becomes senior director of tri-state research. Based in the firm’s Manhattan office, Clinton will focus on expanding the strategic and financial consulting practice while also leading Avison Young’s Tri-State research team.

Clinton brings 15 years of finance, accounting and investment research experience to Avison Young, most recently as director of capital markets at JLL in New York, where she was the point person for Americas research, providing macro-level investment market analysis.

Previously, Clinton served as director at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. within the firm’s research area with a focus on the REITS and real estate sectors. Throughout her career, she has focused on investment research and analysis, strategic planning, financial forecasting, and consulting.

 In her new role, Clinton will report to Avison Young president and managing director of New York City operations, Mitti Liebersohn.

“We are confident that Marisha, who has demonstrated a proficiency in capturing and cultivating granular local investment insights across all commercial real estate business lines, will bring Avison Young’s research capabilities to the next level in the Tri-State Area,” Mirante stated. “Her addition to our growing team helps us continue to provide best-in-class services to our clients.”

“I’m excited to have Marisha join our growing team here in New York City as we continue to identify individuals who meet the diverse needs of our clients throughout the region,” Liebersohn said. “Marisha’s meticulous research skills, unique background and extensive market knowledge will allow our firm to provide investors, asset managers, owners, landlords and tenants with the tools to make strategic decisions that, ultimately, grow their businesses.”

Clinton is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. where she earned her BBA in accounting, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned her MBA with a dual major in finance and strategic management. Clinton is also an active charter member of the East Kings County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; a Board Member and Secretary of the Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc.; and the Treasurer and Director of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

“I’m thrilled to join such a successful and enthusiastic team, and I look forward to providing crucial and valuable data to the Avison Young client base,” says Clinton. “With the company’s rapid growth and its focus on attracting the Tri-State Area’s top talent, there is no better place to apply my skills.”

After entering the New York City market in 2012, Avison Young has rapidly expanded its New York City presence. The firm has opened offices in New Jersey, Long Island and Fairfield/ Westchester in addition to New York City, and has experienced rapid growth through a series of high-profile hires and strategic acquisitions. 

Over the past seven years, Avison Young has grown from 11 to 75 offices and from 300 to more than 2,100 real estate professionals across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. 

Avison Young is the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Avison Young is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company comprises 2,100 real estate professionals in 75 offices, providing value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties.