In 2004, Mr. Lynch started our Minneapolis office serving all of Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. His predominant expertise involves investment-grade properties: shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, and industrial buildings. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Lynch was employed with HSBC Bank USA as Vice President of Collateral Management from 1998 to 2004.

Responsibilities included appraisals for mortgage financing, equity purchases, feasibility studies on proposed developments, portfolio review, land use studies, and highest and best use analyses for properties nationwide. From 1988 to 1998 Mr. Lynch was self-employed as an independent appraiser. Appraisal and consulting assignments included vacant land, air rights, condemnation proceedings, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial complexes, mixed-use properties, apartments, hotels and special use properties. Valuations included proposed, partially completed, renovated and existing structures. He is qualified as an expert real estate witness in New York State Supreme Court (Queens County), as well as numerous local zoning and planning boards.