Our Team

Biography

David Venance is an Executive Vice President at Cushman & Wakefield based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is part of the Capital Markets Group, working with a team specialized in multifamily asset and development land sales in all areas of British Columbia, but most active in the lower mainland. The multifamily team which David co-leads with Don Duncan covers all niches of the multifamily investment sector including apartment buildings, mobile home communities, stratified investment properties, residential mixed-use properties, and land to develop these communities on.

David is recognized as one of the top investment sales brokers in British Columbia having completed in excess of $1 billion in sales transactions while still under 40. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield’s established capital markets and investment sales platform, David was a top-producing agent at another global firm where he received numerous awards and recognition for exceptional performance.

David has initiated, led and managed a variety of complex investment transactions in both development land and income producing assets, ranging anywhere from $1M to over $100M. He’s recognized for his client tailored, collaborative approach to every assignment, regardless of client profile and deal size, which employs market leading standards of commercial brokerage. David’s extensive market knowledge and thought leading strategies have enabled him to regularly exceed client expectations, for service and results.

David was in the first graduating class of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus in 2009 with a Bachelor of Management Degree from the Sauder School of Business. He was a founding member of the UBC-O Management Student’s Association as well.

David is a big believer in giving back to his and other communities. He is a regular supporter of Ronald MacDonald House, Covenant House, the Jewish Community Centre in addition to other various charities in honor of his clients. In addition to different charities, David spent five seasons as a volunteer hockey coach at the Hollyburn Club in West Vancouver.

 When not working, David spends time with his wife and daughter at their home on Vancouver’s North Shore in the Deep Cove neighbourhood. He spends his leisure time in the summer playing golf as a member of the Capilano Golf & Country Club and enjoys playing hockey and snowboarding in the winter.

Biography

Patrick Hannah is a Senior Associate at Cushman & Wakefield in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is part of the National Capital Markets Group, where he focuses on multifamily investment sales. 

Patrick began working with the multifamily team at Cushman & Wakefield over two and a half years ago while he was completing his degree in Computer Science & Statistics from the University of Victoria. Since joining the multifamily team, Patrick has filled a variety of roles and developed a diverse skill set including market research, real estate financial analysis, client-coordination, and investment sales brokerage. He has gained experience working on transactions that have reached deal sizes of $80MM+ and included a diverse clientele ranging from global real estate investment firms to private families.

Patrick was born and raised on Vancouver’s North Shore where he currently resides. During the winter months, Patrick enjoys skiing and snowshoeing. In the summer months, he loves hiking the North Shore mountains and spending time wake surfing and water skiing on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna.

Biography

Chris Harper is a Senior Associate at Cushman & Wakefield based in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a member of the distinguished National Capital Markets Group at Cushman & Wakefield, Chris services a diverse clientele ranging from developers, individuals, private families, and institutional investors. Chris Harper continues to expand and deepen his concentration on multifamily, land development, and investment sales.

Chris Harper began his career in commercial real estate in 2017 where he gained valuable experience with two reputable firms, earning Top Junior Broker in his inaugural year. Chris has earned a reputation as an accomplished, experienced, respected, young Senior Associate with Cushman & Wakefield.

Founded on a strong educational platform built through earning both, a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Victoria, and then, a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the highly-ranked Real Estate Division at Sauder School of Business, Chris Harper’s analytical competence, market intelligence capability and negotiation skills have proven invaluable to his clients.

Born and raised on Vancouver’s North Shore, while an avid golfer, Chris passionately engages British Columbia’s world-class outdoor activities, particularly mountain-biking and snowboarding.

Biography

Alex developed a passion for real estate at the age of 15, where he began working for his family’s office which is focused on multifamily management.  He possesses a nuanced understanding of ownership dynamics and property management.

Ever since, he has been diligently reading and actively learning about multifamily investing. While earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree with honours, Alex also was a summer intern for an internationally recognized development firm, Westbank, with their sales and operations team.

Pursuant to graduating from Queens University, Alex joined the multifamily investment sales team at the Vancouver Cushman & Wakefield office as a licensed sales associate and financial analyst
in January 2024. Alex has been dedicating 60–70-hour weeks to understand the asset class and assist the team with a variety of roles to better service our client’s objectives. Alex’s previous work experience combined with his proficient business and financial acumen have made him an invaluable member to the team and our clients. Alex prides himself on communication skills and initiative to improve our team’s overall efficiency towards our client’s goals.

Alex is a big believer in lifelong learning, and when he is not working, he could be found doing anything chess related, on the tennis courts, cooking, or spending time with his family.

Biography

Holly Damaso is an integral member of Cushman and Wakefield’s Multifamily Investment Team led by Don Duncan and David Venance.

Joining Cushman and Wakefield in 2018 as a Client Services Coordinator, Holly serves as the first point of contact for the team, and manages all facets of marketing, client services, due diligence and overseeing property transactions.

Recognizing that each property has a unique story, Holly applies her creativity to develop impactful print and digital marketing campaigns, which work to drive awareness and visibility in the marketplace and advance the vision of both the team and their clients.

With a passion for service excellence, Holly approaches each project with enthusiasm and purpose.  Through exceptional organization and time management, Holly ensures that all projects are followed through from start to finish and all deadlines are met.

With a real estate background of residential and land development, commercial real estate was a natural step for Holly. Her previous experience allowed her to actively work with buyers and sellers, develop marketing strategies and cultivated strong client relationships along the way.

Holly graduated from BCIT with a Business Administration Degree and Diploma in Business Management.  In her spare time Holly enjoys playing with her French bulldog, Henry and rummaging the shelves of her favourite store, HomeSense.