Avison Young adds team from Altus, launches Ontario property tax offering

Avison Young, a global commercial real estate services firm, has added a team of four professionals from rival firm Altus Group to launch a new property tax services offering in Ontario.

The Ottawa- and Toronto-based team comprises principals Karen Marangone and Erin Johnston and directors Chantelle MacMillan and Raymond Williams.

The new team will focus on expanding Avison Young’s property tax practice in Ontario, working closely with private and public clients in various sectors.

“Karen, Erin, Chantelle, and Raymond are industry leaders with an impressive track record, and I am thrilled to welcome individuals of their calibre to Avison Young,” said Matthew McWatters, principal, EVP & Canadian leader, valuation & advisory services.  “The team brings tremendous expertise that complements our suite of services, enabling us to help clients with key strategic advice on critical real estate decisions and I am looking forward to leveraging their expertise to grow our business across markets we operate in.”

Marangone has three decades of experience in property tax and assessment. She spent the last 14 years at Altus, where she was a senior director. Before that, Marangone was an associate VP at Cushman & Wakefield and a senior manager at Deloitte.

Johnson has over 20 years of experience in property tax and assessment. She spent the last 21 years at Altus, most recently as a senior director.

MacMillan has a background in property tax advocacy, litigation, and paralegal services.  She spent the last three-and-a-half years at Altus, where she was a director. Before that she was a senior case management analyst at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and a licensed paralegal at Falconeri Rumble Harrison LLP and Glover & Associates.

Williams has over 10 years of experience in property tax and assessment. He spent the last 10 years at Altus, where he was latterly a senior consultant.

“We are thrilled to continue with our ambitious expansion for our overall Professional Services platform across the Americas, by adding highly talented teams and services to best serve the broader marketplace” said president Sheila Botting, a former Deloitte partner who launched Avison Young’s Americas professional services practice in 2020.

Avison Young earlier this year added a Montreal-based capital markets team from JLL.