Cushman & Wakefield Hires Zach Bowyer to Lead Valuation & Advisory Residential Practice Group

BOSTON, Mass. – May 4, 2022 – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Zach Bowyer, MAI, MRICS to lead the company’s Valuation & Advisory (V&A) Residential Practice Group in the U.S. Zach is based in Boston, Massachusetts. As Senior Managing Director, Bowyer will collaborate with multifamily, co-live, subdivision, student housing and affordable housing V&A  professionals to deliver Cushman & Wakefield’s entire spectrum of services and expertise to clients.

As both an executive leader and highly successful producer, he is a proven expert in asset classes including hotels, seniors housing, healthcare/life sciences, manufactured housing and self-storage. Bowyer began his career in valuation nearly 20 years ago and has completed $75 billion in valuation assignments throughout the U.S.

“Zach is a well-known and respected professional who brings a strategic mindset to our V&A practice,” said Rick Cenkus, President of Valuation & Advisory, Americas at Cushman & Wakefield. “At a time when traditional norms in housing are blurring and new options emerge, Zach’s leadership and vision will be invaluable to our growing team as we navigate these market shifts.”

Bowyer’s career in commercial real estate started in banking at First National Bank, and then he specialized in the appraisal of seniors housing with HealthTrust, LLC. Zach joined CBRE in 2012 to launch their seniors housing and healthcare specialty practice and joined JLL in 2019, where he served as Head of Alternative Real Estate Sectors as a member of JLL’s Executive Committee for Valuation Advisory, as well as on the Global Steering Committee. He earned a B.A. at the University of Florida and is working toward his Master of Hospitality Management at Boston University.