2020
Avison Young acquires BMS Realty Services, LLC; maintains Platinum status with Canada's Best Managed Companies program.
2019
Avison Young opens offices in Savannah, Gainesville, Athens, Belfast, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Lyon, Maidenhead, Marseille, Milan, Moscow, Newcastle, Paris, Rome, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Warsaw; acquires Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group, GVA, Völckers & Cie Immobilien, GmbH Real Estate Advisors, McKinney Advisory Group, Inc., Strategic Retail Group; maintains Platinum status with Canada's Best Managed Companies program.
2018
Avison Young opens offices in Inland Empire, Seoul; acquires Alcor Commercial Realty Inc., Wilkinson Williams LLP, Veritas Management Services Inc.; achieves Platinum status with the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program; CDPQ invests C$250 million in Avison Young
2017
Avison Young opens offices in Bucharest, Manchester, San Jose/Silicon Valley; acquires Hotel Assets Group, LLC, Rich Real Estate Services, Inc., Cresa NJ-North/Central, LLC, Hunter & Associates, LLC, WHR Property Consultants LLP; named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies (6th consecutive year) and gold standard winner (3rd straight year)
2016
Avison Young opens offices in Coventry, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Berlin, St. Louis; acquires Metrix Realty Group (Ontario) Inc., North Rae Sanders, The GPE Companies, Linnell Taylor Lipman and Associates Ltd.; requalifies as a Canada’s Best Managed Companies gold standard winner
2015
Avison Young opens offices in Munich, Moncton, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Nashville, Knoxville, Hartford, Mexico City, Memphis; acquires Peregrin Inc., Mesa Development, LLC, Remington Group, Inc.; named a Canada’s Best Managed Companies gold standard winner
2014
Avison Young opens offices in Columbus OH, London U.K., Thames Valley U.K., Austin, Fairfield/Westchester, Oakland, Cleveland, Orlando, Frankfurt; acquires The Eidson Group, LLC, PSB Realty Advisors, LLC, Haywards LLP, Commercial Texas, LLC, Roy et Tremblay Inc., Aguer Havelock Associates, Inc., Kwartler Associates, MCRE, LLC, Abood Wood-Fay Real Estate Group, LLC; requalifies as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
2013
Avison Young opens offices in San Diego, Charlotte, Sacramento, West Palm Beach, San Mateo, Long Island, Greenville, Tampa, Philadelphia; acquires Mason Partners, WG Compass Realty Companies, R7 Real Estate, Inc., Lane Witherspoon & Carswell Commercial Real Estate Advisors, (partners with) Colonial Commercial, Dillon Corporate Services, Inc., McShea & Company, Inc.; requalifies as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
2012
Avison Young opens offices in Reno, Suburban Maryland, San Francisco, New York City, Charleston, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Miami, Detroit, Raleigh-Durham, Orange County, Denver; acquires Realty Management Company, Landry & Associates, Starrpoint Commercial Partners, Inc., The Walsh Company, LLC, Thomas Linderman Graham Inc.; named a winner of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies program
2011
Avison Young opens offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas; acquires Millennium Realty Advisors, LLC, Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.; private equity investment from Tricor Pacific Capital Inc.
2010
Avison Young opens offices in Atlanta, Houston, Tysons, Boston, Southwestern Ontario; acquires Appian Realty Advisors, LLC, Hodges Management and Leasing Company
2009
Avison Young opens offices in Chicago, Washington DC, Lethbridge AB, Toronto North
2008
Avison Young offices merge to become Avison Young (Canada) Inc.; acquires Darton Property Advisors and Managers
2007
Avison Young opens Ottawa office
2006
Avison Young opens Halifax office
2004
Avison Young opens Winnipeg and Regina offices
2002
Avison Young opens Montreal office
1997
Avison Young opens Toronto West office
1996
Avison & Associates merges operations with Graeme Young & Associates to form Avison Young
1994
Avison & Associates opens Vancouver office
1989
Avison & Associates founded in Toronto
1982
Graeme Young & Associates opens Calgary office
1978
Graeme Young & Associates founded in Edmonton
