Michael Kennedy

Mike Kennedy is a Principal of Avison Young specializing in brokerage, capital markets and development strategies, leading teams across Texas and North American markets. Avison Young is a full service global real estate firm with 5,000 real estate professionals located in 120 offices in 20 countries. As a Top Producer with over $140MM in successful transactions for 2021 and 2022, Mike leads teams in analyzing each real estate disposition, acquisition and financing opportunity from the unique perspectives of buyer, seller and lender. This allows Mike to craft strategies that optimize results and enhance returns for his clients. Mike is a repeat recipient of Avison Young's Circle of Excellence award. Notable transactions include the disposition of Collin Creek Mall in Plano Texas, debt financing for the $90M Marriott Watters Creek Hotel and Convention Center in Allen, Texas, and over 400 acres of highly coveted development parcels in the Austin, Dallas and Frisco Texas markets. D CEO Magazine has consistently awarded Mike the DCEO Power Broker award for creating outstanding transactions and providing leadership in the real estate community. Prior to joining Avison Young, Mike was a founding principal of BOKA Powell, leading teams in creating award-winning planning solutions for office campus, hotel, multifamily, student housing and mixed-use opportunities. Mike also led relocation and expansion strategies for technology, banking and law firm clients in Dallas, Austin, Washington D.C., Chicago and London. Projects include the Omni Hotel Dallas, W Hotel Austin and numerous corporate campus projects. He is a frequent contributor to ICSC RECON, NAIOP, Urban Land Institute, TREC, Dallas Regional Chamber and The Lodging Conference. Mike is a frequent guest writer for D CEO magazine and has been a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Globe Street and numerous other publications.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Retail
• Websites
  LINKEDIN PROFILE
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Education
  University of Virginia, Masters in American Urbanism, Design, Urban Redevelopment, Real Estate Strategies The University of Texas at Arlington, Bachelor of Science, Architecture
• Organizations
  NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Off, ULI - Urban Land Institute