ATLANTA – February 23, 2021 – Avison Young Hospitality Group announces that Chris Martin has joined the firm in its Tampa office.

Keith Thompson said, “Chris Martin has joined our team from another brokerage firm, and we could not be more pleased. He comes to us with a deep hospitality background and a well-respected reputation in the hotel industry.”

Chris J. Martin is an Investment Hotel Broker with Avison Young’s Hospitality Division. During his career, Chris has underwritten and modeled almost $4 Billion worth of hotel properties across the United States, providing him with an accurate forecasting and valuation mindset that is not utilized by most competing brokers. This mindset allows him to provide his clients valuable insight and advice that has proven to be effective in planning a path towards the successful acquisition and disposition of hospitality assets.

Prior to his career in commercial real estate, Chris was on the capital markets team at a South Florida investment bank, and a business advisor and Banker with J.P. Morgan Securities.

Chris graduated from Florida Atlantic University with both a bachelor’s and a Master’s in Business Administration.