BOSTON—Avison Young's office here reports it has added two commercial brokers from NAI Hunneman—Dan Collins and Greg Tanner.

Collins, a nine-year veteran of the commercial real estate market in Boston, has joined the firm as a senior vice president. Tanner, who has been in the commercial real estate field for eight years, is now a senior associate with the firm. Both will continue to focus on their specialties of landlord and tenant representation in the downtown Boston office market. In addition, Christina Lambertson, also formerly of NAI Hunneman, has joined the growing Avison Young operation in Boston as administrative coordinator.

Rick Kimball, principal and managing director of Avison Young's Boston office, says, “We are pleased to welcome Dan, Greg and Christina to Avison Young. Their experience and industry knowledge, especially of the downtown market, will be invaluable to our downtown team. The relationships that Dan and Greg have developed with clients and other industry contacts over the years will be of great benefit to Avison Young as we continue to expand our footprint in Boston and the rest of New England.”

Since 2011, the Avison Young Boston office has grown its brokerage, property management and project management divisions from five employees to its current workforce of 61.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Collins served as a vice president at NAI Hunneman. A Raynham, MA native, Prior to his career in real estate, he played football with the Dallas Cowboys and Rhein Fire, Dusseldorf, Germany's NFL Europe team.

Tanner's past experience includes serving as a member of NAI Hunneman's downtown team. He also previously worked at Trammell Crow, where he represented a variety of clients throughout Greater Boston.

Lambertson previously served as a marketing assistant at NAI Hunneman where she provided administrative support, graphic design and production coordination for a team of Boston and Cambridge office brokers.