Firm’s growing Morristown office adds two project management veterans

Edward Walsh, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the firm’s New Jersey-based Project Management Services group, announced today that project management veterans Lisa Lyng and Brian Veneri have joined the company in New Jersey.

Effective immediately,Lyng becomes a Senior Project Manager at Avison Young.Based in the firm’s Morris town office, she will be responsible for project management activities — from budgeting through project completion — for a variety of ground-up construction projects, interior renovations and capital improvements.

Veneri, who will also be based in the Morristown location, joins the firm as a Project Manager.In this role, he will be responsible for project management and construction management activities on various commercial interior and redevelopment projects.

“The experience and detailed knowledge of the New Jersey market that Lisa and Brian bring to the table make them ideal additions to our growing team of professionals, strengthening our ability to guide clients through complex construction and capital improvement projects,” comments Walsh. “As Avison Young continues to expand its market share in The Garden State, we are confident in Lisa and Brian’s ability to manage multiple projects while paying great attention to detail. As we grow our New Jersey office, we continue to seek out leading professionals to bolster our real estate services team and continue to provide our clients with the highest level of service.”

Lyng brings more than 15 years of real estate, construction and project management experience to Avison Young. Previously, she served as a project manager at Cushman & Wakefield,where she managed various projects, including headquarters relocations, disaster recovery sites and interior build-outs with specialty components.While at Cushman & Wakefield, Lyng represented tenants in upwards of 2 million square feet of interior renovations in New York and New Jersey.

“Avison Young’s collaborative, client-centric working environment is one of the many reasons I am excited to join the team,” Lyng said. “I look forward to bringing my experience in project management to the firm and playing a part in Avison Young’s continued expansion.

Lyng holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University, as well as a certification in Construction Project Management from New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate. She also holds a LEED Accredited Professional Interior Design and Construction credential.

Veneri brings to Avison Young significant experience in project management and construction administration for corporate commercial projects. He was previously the Director/Associate of Architecture and Interiors at Kimmerle Group, a Morristown-based A&D firm, as well as served as the firms Operations Manager. Over the course of his career, Veneri has worked on various new headquarters spaces and capital improvement projects for corporate companies across NJ and the US.

“The Avison Young real estate platform is recognized across the state and beyond as a brand that signifies excellence across the real estate services spectrum,” said Veneri. “I’m eager to collaborate with the project management team as well as colleagues across other business lines to provide synergistic value to the firm’s clients.”

Veneri holds a Bachelor of Architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture and Design.

Since entering the Tri-State market in 2012, Avison Young has rapidly expanded its presence. The firm has opened offices in New York City, Long Island and Fairfield/Westchester in addition to New Jersey, and has experienced rapid growth through a series of high-profile hires and strategic acquisitions.

Avison Young is the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Avison Young is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company comprises 2,200 real estate professionals in 77 offices, providing value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties.