Avison Young appoints Polakoff to head of NYC investment sales

Manhattan, NY Avison Young, a global real estate advisory firm, has appointed Brandon Polakoff as head of investment sales for the firm’s New York City market. In this leadership role, he will lead a team of more than 30 professionals to support clients with sales of multifamily, office, development and retail assets in the New York City area and beyond. His primary focus will be spearheading the generation of new investment sales business for Avison Young’s Capital Markets platform.

“Brandon is a top producer in both our company and our industry, we are excited to elevate him into this leadership role to continue shaping and executing our investment sales strategy in New York City,” said Rory Murphy, Avison Young principal and New York City market leader.

Polakoff joined Avison Young in 2018, has been involved in sales valued at approximately $5 billion and has consistently achieved top producer for the firm’s Tri-state Investment Sales group. He was named one of Commercial Observer’s 30 Under 30 Top Leasing and Sales Professionals in 2018 and was a recipient of Connect Media’s Next Generation Award. In 2019, he was named one of New York Real Estate Journal’s Ones to Watch and Real Estate Weekly’s Rising Stars. In 2020, he was named one of Crain's New York Rising Stars in Real Estate. In 2021, he was named one of Globe Street’s 50 Under 40 Top Commercial Real Estate Professionals. In 2022, he was named one of Crain’s New York Notable Leaders in Real Estate. In 2024, he was named one of Globe Street’s Commercial Real Estate Aspiring Leaders and included in Commercial Observer’s prestigious Power 100 list.

“The deep extensive market knowledge of our NYC Investment sales team is critical to our continued success, and I look forward to expanding our client relationships and building upon our solid business model,” said Polakoff.

Polakoff will continue to collaborate with NYC-based James Nelson, principal and head of U.S. Investments Sales (USIS), Erik Edeen, principal and senior director, USIS and the USIS team, supporting large scale investment sales in NYC and across the U.S. The continued collaboration aligns with the firm’s capital markets strategy and ongoing expansion of the firm’s national capital markets footprint.