Media Room
Welcome to Avison Young's Media Room. Here you will find Avison Young's activities.
Please click on "Press Releases" to read about our recent expansions and to keep up-to-date on market trends across the country.
Please click on "Media
Coverage" to view a small sample of out recent regional,
national, and global media coverage. Avison Young is quoted in
the media on a weekly basis, and our brokers are called upon
regularly to comment on the commercial real estate market.
Journalists requiring assistance on a story may contact
Steve Dils, Managing Director for the Atlanta office or
Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications & Media
Relations.
Media Information
Founded in 1978, Avison Young is Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company and the only national, Canadian-owned, principal-managed real estate brokerage firm in the country. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and ranked among Canada's leading national commercial real estate organizations, Avison Young is a full-service commercial real estate company comprising more than 600 real estate professionals in 18 offices across Canada and in the U.S. The company provides value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, and financial services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential properties.
Formed by the union of Graeme Young & Associates of Alberta (1978) and Avison & Associates of Ontario (1989) and British Columbia (1994), Avison Young was created in 1996 to provide clients with more comprehensive real estate services at the local, national, and international level. Over the next decade, new offices opened in Mississauga (1997), Montreal (2002), Quebec City (2003), Winnipeg and Regina (2004), Halifax (2006) and Ottawa (2007).
In fall 2008, the company acquired Toronto-based Darton Property Advisors and Managers, establishing Avison Young as one of the country's largest independently-owned, third-party commercial property management firms.
In early 2009, Avison Young opened its first U.S. office in Chicago, followed by new offices in Washington, D.C., Lethbridge, AB, and Toronto North; and in 2010 added offices in Atlanta and Houston.
Today Avison Young has offices in Toronto (2), Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Regina, Winnipeg, Mississauga, Toronto North, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Chicago, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Houston. The company's advisory personnel, licensed brokers, commercial property managers, financial analysts, research professionals, marketing specialists, and property accountants server clients ranging from leading multinational companies to smaller firms and sole proprietorships.
Media Contacts
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National: |
Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications & Media Relations |
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Toronto: |
Mark Fieder, Managing Director |
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Vancouver: |
Sherry Quan, National Director of Communications & Media Relations |
| Calgary: | Todd Throndson, Managing Director |
| Edmonton: | John Ross, Managing Director |
| Lethbridge: | Doug Mereska, Broker |
| Regina: | Richard Jankowski, Managing Director |
| Winnipeg: | Wes Schollenberg, Managing Director |
| Mississauga: | Martin Dockrill, Managing Director |
| Ottawa: | Michael Church, Managing Director |
| Montreal & Quebec City: | Bernard Poliquin, Managing Director |
| Halifax: | Kenzie MacDonald, Managing Director |
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| Chicago: | Michael McKiernan, Managing Director |
| Washington, D.C.: | Keith Lipton, Managing Director |
| Atlanta: | Steve Dils, Managing Director |
| Houston: | Rand Stephens, Managing Director |
