Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ascension, Chelsea serves as the Lead Advisor on all sale leaseback transactions and corporate real estate advisory assignments, partnering with business owners, private equity firms, and other financial sponsors in structuring innovative solutions for their corporate real estate, globally. In less than a decade, Chelsea has established herself as a pioneering force in corporate real estate finance due to a relentless work ethic and unparalleled transaction volume across real estate asset classes and global markets. Upon graduating magna cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics, Chelsea joined the acquisitions team at Starwood Capital Group. She quickly thrived as the sole woman in her acquisitions team of 52 investment professionals, gaining expertise in underwriting and deal negotiations.
Westwood-based James Capital Advisors and Chelsea Mandel have joined forces to launch commercial real estate advisory firm Ascension. James Capital Advisors’ team and infrastructure is transitioning into the new company. Ascension will provide sale leaseback advisory services, tenant lease structuring, capital markets and market data and research services through its offices in New York, Los […]
The quality of service that our clients deserve does not exist in the marketplace today, and we had to change that. Our value proposition is clear. We are providing the full suite of corporate real estate advisory solutions to our clients, from owned real estate to leased real estate, globally. We serve as a true, long-term, critical partner to our clients by providing holistic corporate real estate solutions across the continuum, so there’s no need to go elsewhere.