Resnick

LOS ANGELES-Canada’s Avison Young has opened its first office in Los Angeles, naming industry veteran Neil Resnick to lead the operation, and has announced plans to open additional offices in the L.A. market. Resnick, who formerly was with Grubb & Ellis Co. in West Los Angeles, tells GlobeSt.com that the new Avison Young L.A. team is now in temporary quarters in about 1,000 square feet at 100 Glendon Ave. in Westwood while looking for a permanent office on the Westside. Joining Resnick at the new L.A. office of Avison Young are director Matthew Wallace and marketing coordinator Meryl Ong, also both formerly with Grubb & Ellis in West L.A.

Mark E. Rose, chair and CEO of Avison Young, says that the company "considers Los Angeles, and the entirety of Southern California, to be one of the most critical real estate markets in the US" and that the opening of the West L.A. office "is the first critical step in a much larger plan to be a very active player in key West Coast markets." Earl Webb, Avison Young’s president, US operations, adds that, “In addition to the West Los Angeles office, we expect to open a number of offices in L.A. and throughout Southern California in order to effectively cover the entire market.”

Wallace