Lea Voytovich, 26
Associate at Avison Young
Like many in the industry, Lea Voytovich comes from a real estate family. Her father, Steven Rudolph, worked in development for Chicago’s Klutznick Company.
What’s surprising is that it took a different set of experiences and influences to nurture the daughter’s passion for the field.
“I was researching REITs in China and working on mutual fund research,” said Voytovich of her time interning for Morningstar in Hong Kong. “That really solidified the fact that I wanted to do real estate rather than just have a more typical financial role. Real estate was always the most interesting part of the finance world.”
Her first full-time job, as an acquisitions analyst for Northwood Investors, also brought with it her biggest deal to date, as she worked on the $382 million purchase of two Class A office buildings in Seattle in 2021.
“I ran the numbers and worked in conjunction with a senior analyst, and then I worked on a model with him,” said Voytovich.
In the time since, she has shifted from analysis to brokerage, first at Kassin Sabbagh Realty and then at Avison Young, which she joined in October 2024.
At Avison Young, Voytovich supports property sales across asset classes with a focus on underwriting, market research and transaction management, in addition to helping evaluate investment opportunities and advising clients on office and multifamily assets throughout the region.
“I would like to be a power broker in New York,” said Voytovich. “I decided to switch over to brokerage and focus on New York because there’s so much opportunity here, so I wanted to switch from more national coverage to really getting involved here.”
Voytovich sees herself spending the next decade building a strong network en route to becoming a power player in the New York office market. “I’ve historically worked on office,” said Voytovich, “so I’m hoping to really make a name for myself in the office sales world.”
