{{short description|Property professional services firm}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = Avison Young (Canada) Inc | logo = Avison Young Company Logo 2020.jpg | logo_caption = | logo_alt = Avison Young Commercial Real Estate Company Logo | type = Commercial Real Estate | industry = Real estate | founded = 1978 | hq_location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | num_locations = 100+ office | num_locations_year = 2020 | area_served = {{unordered list|Austria|Bulgaria|Canada|Croatia|Czech Republic|Greece|Hungary|France|Germany|Ireland|Israel|Mexico|Poland|Romania|South Africa|South Korea|United Arab Emirates|United Kingdom|United States|Vietnam}} | services = {{unordered list|Capital markets|Consulting and advisory services|Facility management|Investment and asset management|Investment sales|Investor services|Landlord representation|Lease administration|Mortgage services|Occupier solutions|Private equity|Project management|Property management|Tenant representation|Transaction management|Valuation and advisory services}} | num_employees = 5000+ | num_employees_year = 2020 | website = {{url|https://www.avisonyoung.com}} }} thumb|Avison Young for lease / sale sign '''Avison Young''' is a global commercial real estate services firm, headquartered in Toronto, with more than 100 offices in 20 countries. Avison Young was founded in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Avison Young – Company Details and Values – Real Estate Advisor|url=https://www.avisonyoung.com/about|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.avisonyoung.com}}</ref>
== Services == Avison Young offers commercial real estate services for occupiers and investors, including transaction, management, financial and advisory services.
== History == 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. Over the next decade, new offices opened in Toronto West (1997), Montreal (2002), Winnipeg and Regina (2004), Halifax (2006) and Ottawa (2007).
The firm's Canadian offices merged into Avison Young (Canada) Inc. in 2008. Since then, Avison Young has grown from 11 Canadian offices and 293 professionals (including 53 principals)<ref>{{Cite web|title=CEO on Leadership: Mark E. Rose, Chairman and CEO, Avison Young {{!}} NAIOP|url=https://www.naiop.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Magazine/2014/Summer-2014/Perspectives/CEO-on-Leadership|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.naiop.org}}</ref> to 5,000 employees in more than 100 offices in 19 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Brad|title=Commercial Real Estate Expert Says "Recessions Need To Be Caused By Some Sort Of Intervention"|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradthomas/2019/08/16/commercial-real-estate-expert-says-recessions-need-to-be-caused-by-some-sort-of-intervention/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Companies based in Toronto Category:Commercial real estate companies