NEW YORK, NY – December 18, 2020 – Ariel Property Advisors is pleased to announce several new hires on their Investment Sales team, continuing the firm’s commitment to industry-leading real estate client service through rigorous market data and analytics and a collaborative, geographically strategized brokerage system. Ariel continues to develop and grow its diversified team of talented professionals and is enthusiastic to welcome Chris Afriyie, Associate Director, Investment Sales, Brendan Dal Col, Associate Director, Investment Sales, Jeff Henley, Jr., Associate Director, Investment Sales, and Courtney Lee, Associate Director, Investment Sales.
“We’re excited to continue to grow our team as they deliver innovative, bespoke investment solutions for our clients,” said Shimon Shkury, President, Ariel Property Advisors. “Each and every member of our team recognizes the importance of an inclusive, collaborative team strategy to delivering the highest levels of client and community service.”
Afriyie will execute exclusive listings and business development initiatives throughout Northwestern Queens, with a focus on Astoria. He also has experience in capital markets research, bond research, structured financing and marketing. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from New Jersey City University.
Dal Col will execute exclusive listings and business development initiatives with a primary focus on Hunts Point in The Bronx. He has a background in acquisitions and private equity, particularly in the affordable housing sector. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bentley University and his master’s degree in Real Estate Finance and Investments from NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
Henley, Jr. will execute exclusive listings and business development initiatives throughout The Bronx, with a focus on Fordham Manor, Kingsbridge, Bedford Park, Williamsbridge and surrounding neighborhoods. Henley has extensive experience in commercial brokerage activities on behalf of local and institutional landlords, as well as with managing and optimizing real estate portfolios for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Louisiana State University.
Lee will execute exclusive listings and business development primarily in Northern Manhattan, with a focus on the Central and West Harlem neighborhoods. In addition to investment sales, she has extensive experience conducting Property Condition Assessments and Environmental Site Assessments on offices, retail plazas, hotels, industrial buildings and multifamily residential complexes. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Professional Writing for Multimedia from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Ariel’s collaborative brokerage services and its deeply quantitative and analytical approach to all of its service sectors, from investments sales and capital services to investment research, has resulted in the firm’s rapidly growing industry presence in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.
“A key component of our approach is that our investment professionals work together to find the best investment, research and capital solutions for our clients,” said Paul McCormick, Senior Vice President, Investment Sales & Capital Services. “Our highly coordinated geographic system means our brokers are neighborhood experts down to the block, so our clients receive an unrivaled depth of local knowledge combined with the research and networking power of our entire organization.”
Ariel’s capital services and research capabilities are also rooted in this culture of collaboration and attention to detail. At Ariel, disciplined data-gathering is a way of life for the entire team, and it leads to robust and expansive market insight that is unrivaled in the New York area. Ariel regularly releases extensive borough, market sector and neighborhood analytics reports that are a trusted source of information for industry professionals, investors and the business and real estate media.
