TORONTO, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark E. Rose, (top right photo) Chair and CEO of Avison Young, Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company, announced today that it has acquired Appian Realty Advisors, LLC, a Northern Virginia-based agency leasing, tenant representation and project management firm.
The acquisition expands Avison Young's market coverage by adding an office in Northern Virginia, the largest market in the Washington, DC region.
Effective immediately, Gonzalez and Sandlin become Principals of Avison Young and Senior Vice-Presidents in the Northern Virginia office. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Avison Young opened its first U.S. office in Chicago, IL in 2009, followed by U.S. offices in Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX over the past half year. In the last 18 months, Avison Young has grown from 11 to, now, 20 offices and from 300 to nearly 700 real estate professionals in Canada and the U.S.
"It is a privilege to have Dan and Tom become Principals of Avison Young and we welcome them and the Appian team to the Avison Young organization," comments Rose.
"From the outset, we have consistently communicated our growth plan - to invest in the companies and top talent who believe in our client-service model. We have listened to the voice of the client, and it is clear that value is defined by strategic solutions. Our structure transcends the peer group's decades-old command and control silo structures that are more shareholder-based than client-centric."
In 2001, Gonzalez and Sandlin established their own organization, which they renamed Appian Realty Advisors, LLC in 2007, after successful careers at the Staubach Company where they consistently achieved national top production awards.
Contact: Media Relations: Sherry Quan, (604) 647-5098 or (604) 726-0959,
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