Avenue to Close Settlement Services, founded in 2011, is a boutique real estate title and escrow company headquartered in Pittsburgh. The company’s founder and chief title agent, Ben Perrin, along with the company’s personal closing professionals conduct and coordinate our real estate closings. Avenue to Close services prestigious lenders, developers, real-estate agents, and home buyers throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
We are dedicated to our clients and go out of our way to provide a personal and professional service.
Ben Perrin
Founder | Chief Title Agent
We are experienced and deal with all aspects of commercial and residential real estate.
Avenue to Close offers a full array of real estate title and escrow services to purchasers, sellers and lenders on real estate related transactions. We have extensive experience in all of the following transactions:
· Purchase and/or sale of residential or commercial property
· Refinancing of residential or commercial property
· Equity lines of credit
· Title searches and title reports
· Construction loans
· Investment property transactions, including Section 1031 exchanges
· For sale by owner (“FSBO”)
· Distressed property transactions, including foreclosures, short sales, and bank-owned property (“REOs”)
· Notary Services
We are an agent of Old Republic Title. Founded in 1907, Old Republic is one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation.
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You can contact the office with any inquiries using the details stated below, alternatively you can send us a message directly using the contact form on this page.
Telephone
412.404.7285
Fax
888.474.9326
Address
100 Boyce Park Drive
Suite D
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
We are located in Pittsburgh’s East Suburbs. We have a large and free parking area in front of our office suite.
Ben Hackett, Executive Sales
Ben was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where his entire life has revolved around real estate. He has a vast knowledge base of the industry. Ben graduated from La Roche College with a B.A. in English, with a concentration in Professional Writing. Ben enjoys writing music and spending time with friends and family
John Hrebik, Title Specialist/Closing Agent
John was born and raised in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 2001, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in English. Soon after, John earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Chatham University and, more recently, he earned a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. John worked as a professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for six years and launched the Hrebik Writing Academy to further help young professionals chase their dreams through written form. John has always had a penchant for real estate and in 2016 decided to join Avenue to Close to fulfill this passion. In his spare time John enjoys writing poetry, playing in his band, and spending time with his wife and family.
Kathy Terlecki, Senior Title Specialist
Kathy is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kathy has almost 20 years of experience in the real estate title industry and provides tremendous support and value to Avenue to Close. Kathy resides in Pittsburgh and enjoys spending time with her daughter, son and grandchildren.