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Avison Young Company Research Note

Avison Young describes itself as a global commercial real estate advisor. Its current About page says the firm is headquartered in Toronto, was founded in 1978, has legac

Aug 4, 20262 min readBy Dalton Anderson
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Avison Young Company Research Note

Current company description

Avison Young describes itself as a global commercial real estate advisor. Its current About page says the firm is headquartered in Toronto, was founded in 1978, has legacies extending more than 200 years, employs approximately 5,000 real estate professionals, operates more than 100 offices, and is majority owned by its Principals.

Those are current first-party claims. They need an as-of date and attribution. The company should not be described as publicly traded or as a subsidiary of a named parent without separate corporate evidence.

Service model

Current Avison Young materials organize the firm's work around occupiers, investors, owners, and developers. Public service descriptions include leasing and brokerage, capital markets, tenant representation, portfolio and transaction management, valuation and advisory work, property and facilities management, workplace strategy, and project and construction management.

The company serves multiple property sectors. Its public property search and market materials cover office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, and self-storage among other categories.

Independent corporate context

UK Companies House lists AVISON YOUNG HOLDINGS LIMITED, company number 08963626, as an active private limited company incorporated on March 27, 2014. That record is useful for confirming the status of a UK legal entity. It does not establish the global group's headquarters, total size, ownership structure, or consolidated financial position.

No private financial estimate is needed for this page.

Relationship to E081

Avison Young does not appear by name in the E081 transcript. The current Luke Tatman relationship is supported by his LinkedIn profile and California DRE records. Historical 2024 public records also connect Luke to the firm.

The company page must not imply that Avison Young sponsored, endorsed, reviewed, or participated in E081. It must not retroactively name Avison Young as the employer Luke deliberately or incidentally left unnamed in the recording.

Sources reviewed

SourceUse
Avison Young AboutCurrent first-party identity, history, headquarters, scale, and ownership language
Avison Young company overviewCurrent service and operating-model description
Avison Young global sitePublic property sectors, research, and company navigation
UK Companies House recordNarrow independent evidence for an active UK legal entity
California DRE corporation recordCalifornia corporation license for Avison Young - Southern California, Ltd.
Luke Tatman current verificationDated current relationship, subject to profile limitations

Sources

Follow the evidence.

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  2. Test and Learn annexassets.publishing.service.gov.uk
  3. Commercial Observer on Henrycommercialobserver.com
  4. Experimental evidence on professional writingdoi.org
  5. OECD AI adoption by SMEsdoi.org
  6. Eurostat enterprise AI reportec.europa.eu
  7. UK Companies House recordfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
  8. Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontierpubsonline.informs.org
  9. Avison Young company overviewretail.avisonyoung.com
  10. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standardsalta.org
  11. ABA Formal Opinion 512americanbar.org
  12. About Avison Youngavisonyoung.co.uk
  13. US Census 2022 SUSB tablescensus.gov
  14. NAIOP I.CON West 2024 attendeescredaglobal.org
  15. GOV.UK alpha guidancegov.uk
  16. GOV.UK prototyping guidancegov.uk
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  18. How Compass Commercial Scales with Henryhenry.ai
  19. Luke Tatman's LinkedIn profilelinkedin.com
  20. From Static to Strategic: AI's Role in Next-Generation Industrial Real Estatenaiop.org
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  22. NIST: Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, Generative Artificial Intelligence Profilenist.gov
  23. OECD 2026 adoption releaseoecd.org
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  25. RICS Responsible use of AI standardrics.org
  26. RICS Property Agency and Management Principlesrics.org
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  28. Henry company profileycombinator.com
  29. California DRE corporation recordwww2.dre.ca.gov
  30. California DRE salesperson listwww2.dre.ca.gov

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