Rachel Shier is the Senior Portfolio Manager in Avison Young’s Real Estate Management Services Group based in New York City.

Rachel is responsible for business development and client relationships as well as the management and oversight of the group’s existing portfolio. Rachel manages a portfolio of commercial office, retail and industrial buildings as well as educational facilities, responsible for all day-to-day operations and client reporting.

Rachel has also assumed new and expanded responsibilities within a national portfolio of managed assets that include residential, commercial, retail, industrial, life science and development sites for over 70 properties and over 4 million square feet. 

Rachel joined Avison Young in 2016, bringing with her over seven years of real estate industry experience. Prior to joining Avison Young, Rachel worked at CompassRock Real Estate where she was a member of the management team overseeing the entire commercial and multifamily portfolio across the United States, including Peter Cooper Village Stuyvesant Town, the largest multi-family residential rental asset in the country.

During her time at CompassRock, Rachel was elevated several times, taking on progressively more senior roles within the organization. She began in the Operations/Public Safety Department, advancing her career to a role in the Legal Department and ultimately taking on a key role at a national level in the National Programs and Procurement Department where her core responsibilities included transitioning properties in and out of the North America Portfolio along with national contract negotiations and procurement efforts.

Credentials

Education:

• Roger Williams University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude