Avison Young

Avison Young

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate advisor and services firm. It works with occupiers, investors, owners, and developers across brokerage, capital markets, property operations, workplace decisions, and project delivery.

The company's current About page says it is headquartered in Toronto, was founded in 1978, and has predecessor businesses extending back more than 200 years. As of July 27, 2026, the company described its network as approximately 5,000 real estate professionals across more than 100 offices. It said the firm was majority owned by its Principals.

Those scale and ownership statements are first-party claims and require periodic refresh.

flowchart TD
    A["Occupier, owner, investor, or developer"] --> B["Advice and market analysis"]
    B --> C["Transaction or project execution"]
    B --> D["Property and workplace operations"]
    C --> E["Real estate outcome"]
    D --> E

Service model

Avison Young's public company overview describes an integrated platform. Public service materials cover 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 firm's global site presents properties and research across office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, self-storage, and other categories. Local services depend on market, office, legal entity, and applicable licensing.

Corporate verification boundary

Avison Young operates through multiple legal entities. UK Companies House lists AVISON YOUNG HOLDINGS LIMITED, company number 08963626, as an active private limited company incorporated on March 27, 2014.

The California Department of Real Estate lists Avison Young - Southern California, Ltd. as a licensed corporation under license 01908328.

These records verify specific entities. They do not independently establish every fact about the global group.

That distinction matters for a public knowledge base. Brand-level descriptions explain the network and service model. Registry and licensing records establish narrower facts about a specific legal entity, office, or regulated activity. Neither type of source should be made to prove more than it contains.

Relationship to Venture Step

Avison Young appears in the E081 knowledge cluster because current public records connect [[Luke Tatman Guest Profile|Luke Tatman]] to the firm. His LinkedIn profile lists Avison Young as his current employer, while California licensing records list Luke Jamison Tatman under salesperson license 02217368 among the salespeople affiliated with the Southern California corporation.

The E081 transcript does not name Avison Young. It introduces Luke as a corporate strategist at a large privately held real estate firm. The current company relationship must not be rewritten as an episode-era fact.

Avison Young did not sponsor, endorse, review, or participate in the episode based on the evidence currently available.

Editorial and verification notes

This profile was checked against current Avison Young materials, UK Companies House, California DRE records, and Luke's public LinkedIn profile on July 27, 2026.

Company scale, office count, ownership language, services, legal entities, and Luke's affiliation should be refreshed before publication and at least every six months. Luke's current title and preferred introduction require direct confirmation.

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