PITTSBURGH, PA–Canadian real estate services firm Avison Young has continued its bold expansion into the U.S. by establishing a new office in Pittsburgh as its 15th location outside Canada. George Kingsley was named principal and managing director in Pittsburgh.
In three years, Avison Young has nearly tripled the number of its offices across Canada and the US, to a total of 32 offices employing 950 real estate professionals. In just the past two months, Avison Young opened offices in New York, San Francisco and Charleston, SC.
Five new hires in Pittsburg for Avison Young come from the former Grubb & Ellis office in the city. In addition to Kingsley, Bradley Totten and James Kelly join Avison Young as principals. Kingsley, the former managing director for Grubb & Ellis, had been with that company for 37 years. He now becomes managing director of the new Pittsburgh office, and will oversee the growth and development of Avison Young’s presence in the region, as well as servicing new and existing clients and managing the day-to-day operations.
Totten and Kelly have been named senior vice-presidents. Totten, a 28-year veteran with G&E will focus on office tenant representation, agency brokerage and corporate services, while Kelly, a 35-year-veteran, will specialize in investment sales and agency leasing. Brandon Snyder and Michael Downey also join as vice- presidents in the Pittsburgh office, with Snyder focusing his efforts on industrial sales and leasing and Downey on office sales and leasing.
“As part of our strategic plan to expand our services across the US, we view the opportunity to open in Pittsburgh as important to the growth of our company,” says Mark E. Rose, CEO of Avison Young. “Given their extensive industry experience, market knowledge and passion for the business, Duke, Brad, Jim and their team will form a solid base in Pittsburgh from which Avison Young will build.”
“It is an exciting time to be joining Avison Young and we look forward to growing this regional operation record,” adds Kingsley. He described the company as “a debt-averse organization with a strong balance sheet, tremendous energy and a culture that promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing.”
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