Michael T. Fay

Chairman, U.S. Capital Markets Group Executive Committee, Principal, Managing Director - Miami
Capital Markets Group Consulting & Advisory Investment Sales

  • Miami
  • 2020 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
  • Suite 1200
  • Miami, FL 33134 US

Michael is an owner advocate who realizes the full value of an asset through creative, strategic positioning, in-depth market knowledge and the ability to identify potential development opportunities. With an enviable depth of relationships, he has been involved in over $14 billion in transactions over his 38-year career, and specializes in Capital Markets, REO and note sales, as well as strategy and implementation for large, national corporate real estate accounts. Michael is Chairman of the U.S. Capital Markets Group Executive Committee, Managing Director of Avison Young’s Miami office, as well as the Global Director for the Asset Resolution Team Affinity Group. 

Michael’s clients include institutional and private investors, REITs, hedge funds, national and local banks, insurance companies, major automotive dealerships, and commercial debt restructuring firms. Over the last 15+ years, he has assisted hundreds of financial institutions, lenders and special servicers with their REO & note sales, including the FDIC in the sale and management of its assets. Michael also has extensive banking knowledge, having been a past founder and directory of a local community bank, and has been involved in the selling of bank assets and notes dating back to the Resolution Trust (RTC) days where he handled the sale and disposition of hundreds of assets of every product type. He was also a co-contractor in the disposition of over 600 of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Southern District of Florida drug seizure assets over a five-year period and has extensive CRE sales experience within the federal and civil courts, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, having been a court-appointed receiver, plan trustee, or court-appointed sales broker over the course of his career. 

Michael has received many accolades throughout his career; his most recent being one of Florida’s Most Influential Business Leaders (Florida Trend Florida 500) and a Power Leader in Real Estate (South Florida Business Journal). He has also been named a Commercial Real Estate Rainmaker and Top Office Broker, nationwide (Real Estate Forum). For several years, Michael has been recognized as a top producer by Avison Young’s Circle of Excellence, as well as his former firm where he also served on their national advisory board and won the Team Innovation Award for his innovative work with their Asset Resolution Team.

Michael’s community ties run strong. He was most recently knighted by the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, as well as selected as a member of the prestigious Florida Council of 100. He currently serves on the Ocean Reef Community Association Board of Directors, and previously served on the Ocean Reef Club Real Estate Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Baptist Heal Foundation Board of Directors, the Miami-Dade Community Advisory Board for AvMed Health Plans, the St. Thomas University Board of Trustees, the HistoryMiami Museum Board of Trustees, and the McGlannan School Foundation for children living with dyslexia and other language-based difficulties. At the age of 24, Michael was the youngest member elected to the Orange Bowl Committee where he continues to serve proudly.

Besides his real estate career, Michael is an avid surfer and a former nationally and world-ranked wakeboard champion. He is a founding partner of the Miami Watersports Complex with Aktion Parks.

Credentials

- BA in Business Administration, LaGrange College
- Member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
- Executive Diplomat, Washington International Diplomatic Academy
- NAIOP Member, Capital Markets Forum
- ICSC Member


Properties

3866 Prospect Ave and 710-812 NW 57th St
3866 Prospect Ave and 710-812 NW 57th St
West Palm Beach & Fort Lauderdale, FL 33404, 33309
Industrial For Sale
Palm Coast Apartments Development Site
Colbert Ln & Roberts Rd
Palm Coast, FL 32137
Land For Sale
Lady Lake Apartments Development Site
912 Linden Street
Lady Lake, FL 32159
Land For Sale
Biscayne 85
8500 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33138
Land For Sale
Arete at International Drive
14185 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32821
Land For Sale
Calle Ocho Corner
1340 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Land For Sale
CVS Pharmacy
3700 199th Street NW
Miami Gardens, FL 33055
Retail For Sale
Echo Lakes
4200 21st Street SW
Vero Beach, FL 32968
Land For Sale
Dadeland Trail
SW 70th Avenue & SW 80th Street
Miami, FL 33156
Land For Sale
Far Reach Ranch
County Road 561 & South Shore
Tavares, FL 32778
Mixed-Use Development Site For Sale
Brickell Line Tower
1399 SW 1st Ave
Miami, FL 33130
Land For Sale
Palmetto Expressway Development Land
3700 nw 167th Street
Opa-Locka, FL 33054
Land For Sale
FPL Aquarina - 6970 Highway A1A
6970 Highway A1A
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Land For Sale
13820 SW Silver Fox Lane
13820 Sw Silver Fox Ln
Indiantown, FL 33142
Land For Sale
Monarch Ranch
Monarch Ranch
Wildwood, FL 34785
Land For Sale
FPL Interlachen
1225 Highway 20
Interlachen, FL 32148
Land For Sale
Gateway @ Suncoast
Suncoast Parkway & SR 52
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
Land For Sale
Miami River Land
2051 NW 11th Street
Miami, FL 33125
Land For Sale
Sea Island West
Horsestamp Church Road & Head Road
Waverly, GA 31565
Land For Sale
Entitled & Permit Ready Land Sale
5867 Whitaker Road
Naples, FL 34112
Land For Sale
345 Palermo
345 Palermo Avenue
Miami, FL 33134
Office For Sale
Little River Residential Land
7531 NW 1st Court
Miami, FL 33150
Land For Sale
Chase Bank Building
1040 Weston Road
Weston, FL 33326
Office For Sale
Weston Commerce Center
1625 N. Commerce Parkway
Weston, FL 33326
Office For Sale
Lee Vista Blvd and Goldenrod Rd
Lee Vista Blvd and Goldenrod Rd
Orlando, FL 32822
Land For Sale
Palmetto Expressway Land
3700 NW 167 Street
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Mixed-use For Sale
The LeJeune Corner Property
2341 LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33145
Land For Sale