Avison Young Plants Flag in St. Louis

St. Louis is just the latest of several Midwest cities where Avison Young has recently established operations.

ST. LOUIS—Avison Young has just opened its first office in the St. Louis metro area, its 53^rd in the US overall.The move represents yet another step in the Toronto-based firm’s transformation into a global company. Over the past seven years, it has grown from 11 to, now, 79 offices in 72 markets and from 300 to more than 2,400 real estate professionals in Canada, the US and Europe.

“The company had corporate clients who had requirements in the St. Louis marketplace, and they felt it was time for to have a presence here,” Tim Convy tells GlobeSt.com. Along with George Convy, Steve Stradal, Kevin Farrell and Gerard Mudd, he is now a principal of Avison Young’s St. Louis operations. A long-time veteran of the local real estate market, along with George Convy and Stradal he will oversee the company’s growth and development in the region. Mudd and Farrell will manage the day-to-day operations of the office.