Avison Young grows Tri-State debt and equity finance team with senior addition

Industry veteran Matt Dzbanek joins as Senior Director to expand middle-market financing capabilities

New York, NY – Global real estate advisor Avison Young has hired Matt Dzbanek as Senior Director in its New York City office, further strengthening the firm's growing debt and equity platform and expanding its middle-market financing capabilities. Dzbanek will join Avison Young's Tri-State Debt & Equity Finance team, which is co-led by Principals Scott Singer and Andy Singer along with Executive Director Kevin Swartz.

"Matt brings a deep understanding of the debt and equity landscape, an impressive track record of execution and a strong network of industry relationships," said Scott Singer. "Adding a seasoned middle-market debt and equity professional like Matt strengthens our ability to deliver comprehensive capital solutions for clients. His expertise and collaborative approach make him an excellent fit for our team and culture."

Dzbanek will focus on originating, structuring and executing debt and equity assignments for commercial real estate owners and investors while actively enhancing the collaboration between Avison Young's New York City-based capital markets platform, which combines debt & equity finance and investment sales.

"Avison Young has built an exceptional capital markets platform with a reputation for collaboration, market expertise and client service," said Dzbanek. “The opportunity to work alongside Scott Singer, James Nelson and the broader Capital Markets team was a major draw. I look forward to bolstering the firm's debt and equity financing capabilities, particularly in the middle market, while helping clients thrive in an increasingly complex market environment.”

A native New Yorker, Dzbanek earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and International Business from Washington University in St. Louis. He is an active member of UJA and has completed Real Estate Continuing Education studies through New York University.

Over the past year, Avison Young’s Tri-State Debt & Equity platform has advised on numerous notable financing transactions including a $404 million permanent loan for The Archive at 666 Greenwich Street in the West Village, a $147 million CMBS refinancing of a Class A office building in Tribeca, a $115 million agency refinancing in Long Island City, an $80 million insurance company loan  on a luxury multifamily property on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a $75 million construction loan for a 485-x multifamily development in Bay Terrace, Queens and a $30 million industrial financing for the Green Manufacturing Center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The transactions reflect the team's broad expertise across asset classes, capital sources, neighborhoods and deal sizes and their commitment to building longstanding client relationships, advising owners, investors and developers across multiple transactions and over decades of partnership.