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Avison Young Adopts Open Format Office

LOS ANGELES—The brokerage firm expands its downtown office space and hires Gensler to create a creative-type office environment.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | Updated on January 22, 2015

LOS ANGELES—Avison Young is adopting an open office format in its Downtown Los Angeles office at the City National Plaza. Prompting the renovation, the brokerage firm has renewed and expanded its current office lease, bringing its total occupied space to 13,105 square feet, an increase of 5,000 square feet. Gensler is designing the new space, which will be completed in April 2015.

“We don’t believe we are one-size fits-all for our clients, and we don’t believe we are one-size-fits-all for our professionals,” Chris Cooper, principal and managing director at Avison Young, tells GlobeSt.com. “We went to the market and looked at a lot of different options, and we decided that where we are is the best. We will retain our perimeter offices so that we can accommodate those who want private offices as well as those who want more of a collaborative company.” The new space will include a new reception area, where the standard reception desk will be replaced with a welcoming lounge, complete with plush chairs, flat screen TVs and a coffee bar. The new space will also include a state-of-the-art glass team room where employees can strategize and take conference calls.

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