Boston – Rick Kimball, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company’s Boston office, reentry announced that leading commercial real estate brokers Dan Collins and Greg Tanner, along with their administrative coordinator, Christina Lambertson, have joined the firm in Boston.
Effective immediately, Collins joins Avison Young as a Senior Vice-President, Tanner becomes a Senior Associate and Lambertson will serve as an Administrative Coordinator. The team will continue to focus on its specialties of landlord and tenant representation in the downtown Boston office market. All three join Avison Young from NAI Hunneman, a full-service real estate brokerage in Boston.
“We are pleased to welcome Dan, Greg and Christina to Avison Young,” comments Kimball. “Their experience and industry knowledge, especially of the downtown market, will be invaluable to our downtown team. The relationships that Dan and Greg have developed with clients and other industry contacts over the years will be of great benefit to Avison Young as we continue to expand our footprint in Boston and the rest of New England.”
“These hirings further our expansion efforts in Boston and other parts of New England and serve as examples of the top talent that Avison Young continues to recruit and attract.”
Collins brings to Avison Young nine years of commercial real estate experience with a focus on the downtown Boston market. Prior to joining Avison Young, he served as a Vice-President at NAI Hunneman. A Raynham, MA native, Collins holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Boston College where he was a member of the varsity football team. Prior to his career in real estate, he played football with the Dallas Cowboys and Rhein Fire, Dusseldorf, Germany’s NFL Europe team. Collins is an active supporter of the Life is good Kids Foundation, a public charity that envisions a world where all children grow up feeling safe, loved and joyful. The charity partners with professionals and specialists who dedicate their lives to helping children overcome poverty, violence and illness. In 2013, Collins was recognized by the Boston Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 honoree for his achievements both professionally and philanthropically.
“After a successful four years with an enjoyable team at NAI Hunneman, I’m excited to capitalize on the momentum of one of the fastest-growing companies in the Boston area,” says Collins. “Avison Young has strong client and community ties, and I am excited to be part of the team. I’m also thrilled to continue working with Greg and Christina and have the opportunity to offer a broad range of resources to our clients while tapping into Avison Young’s network of offices in Canada, the U.S. and overseas.”
Tanner brings eight years of commercial real estate experience to Avison Young. Prior to joining Avison Young, he served as a member of NAI Hunneman’s downtown team, focusing his efforts on landlord and tenant representation in the Boston market. Tanner previously worked at Trammell Crow, where he represented a variety of clients throughout Greater Boston. A Wellesley, MA native, Tanner holds a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he was also a member of the varsity football team. He is currently a member of the Commercial Real Estate Brokers Association.
“Avison Young is a progressive and innovative company,” states Tanner. “Several key factors that attracted me to Avison Young are its Principal-led, client-centric culture along with the opportunity to work with so many industry leaders in one office. Dan, Christina and I look forward to being part of the downtown Boston brokerage team.”
Lambertson previously served as a marketing assistant at NAI Hunneman where she provided administrative support, graphic design and production coordination for a team of Boston and Cambridge office brokers. A Fall River, MA native, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Suffolk University.
Over the past five years, Avison Young has grown from 11 to 57 offices and from 300 to more than 1,500 real estate professionals across Canada, the U.S., and in Europe. Avison Young’s New England region now comprises 60 real estate professionals.
